Go Big (book)
| Author | Ed Miliband |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House |
Publication date | 17 June 2021 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781847926241 |
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Go Big: How To Fix Our World (stylised as GO BIG: How To Fix Our World) and alternatively titled Go Big: 20 Bold Solutions to Fix Our World (stylised as GO BIG: 20 Bold Solutions to Fix Our World) is a non-fiction book by the former Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom Ed Miliband. It was published on 17 June 2021 by the Penguin Random House imprint, Vintage.[1]
Content
[edit]Miliband revealed that he thought he was not bold enough and suggested that this is why the Labour Party lost the 2015 general election under his leadership.[2]
Much of the book focuses on what has been described as "hopey, changed stuff" and is inspired by Miliband's podcast Reasons to Be Cheerful.[3] A large proportion of the book considers climate change, specifically Ed Miliband's time as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.[4]
Reception
[edit]Go Big received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Go Big was characterised in a review in The Observer as a "familiar wishlist" of proposals.[5] A review in the Boston Review characterised the book as having "wisdom".[6]
A review in the New Statesman criticised Go Big as displaying a narrow and shallow optimism.[7]
The Times characterised the book by saying that "not all of Miliband's ideas are daft".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Miliband, Ed (10 June 2021). "Forget incremental change: the left shouldn't be afraid of thinking big". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Behr, Rafael (22 May 2021). "'I wasn't bold enough': Ed Miliband on losing, leading and the future of Labour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Duncan, Emma (29 May 2021). "Go Big by Ed Miliband review — The ever so nice Ed Miliband, the Pollyanna of politics". The Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Rahim, Sameer (7 June 2021). "Why Ed Miliband still finds reasons to be cheerful". Prospect. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Adams, Tim (13 June 2021). "Seven Ways to Change the World by Gordon Brown; Go Big by Ed Miliband review – what's the new idea?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ O’Neill, Martin (18 August 2021). "Against Incrementalism". Boston Review. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Gray, John (2 June 2021). "The narrow and shallow optimism of Ed Miliband's Go Big". The New Statesman. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ Duncan, Emma (29 May 2021). "Go Big by Ed Miliband review — The ever so nice Ed Miliband, the Pollyanna of politics". The Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.