Book Review Radicals: Outsiders Changing the World by Jamie Bartlett

This is an awesome book on the use of power of disruption and how radical ideas change society - whether we like the ideas or whether we're ready for them.

• The Transhumanist Party and the tour to be elected US President
• Pegida UK (nationalist, anti-Islam movement from Europe) with Tommy Robinson from the English Defence League
• The Psychedelic Society and their weekend experience on psychedelic  drugs
• Prevent (the UK anti-terrorism outfit set up to stop radicalisation)
• Beppe Grillo and the Five Star Movement (a direct-democracy, non-party many Italians voted for)
• Tamera campus in Portugal - a commune/community where free love is just as important as sustainability and working with nature
• Direct Action Climate Activists and Nimbyism + shutting down Ffos-y-fran mine in South Wales
• The Free Republic of Liberland - the newest country in the world based on principles of radical libertarianism

Ideas are important. Whether we agree with them or not, they need to be expressed, listened to & debated - in a non-judgemental, non-threatening way.

I learned a lot from the book, I hope you get the chance to read it too!