Looking out across the grey expanse of centre ground politics Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football finds some books to provide dreams of a better tomorrow.

As the almost instantly forgettable party conference season disappears over the horizon the Westminster bubble political landscape would be hard pushed to inspire anybody much at all. For hope of a better,different, tomorrow we must increasingly draw on other traditions from beyond the mainstream, contemporary and out of history, challenging too a narrow definition of politics the parliamentary parties depend upon for their sorry version of legitimacy. Continue reading →