Peter Ellis is the co-founder of the Society Alliance, a campaiging organisation promoting a societal economy and Homes within Homes, an organisation advocating the use of our existing housing stock to create affordable tenancies.He is a political thinker and campaigner, who after spending several years as a councillor in the mid-1980s has developed increasingly radical, yet inclusive solutions to the social and economic problems of the modern age. He writes as a father, seeking a better future for younger and future generations.His is a unique message saying we must challenge legacy, the bi-partisan economics of capitalism and socialism and embrace a more humane and democratic, plural economy, which places the individual and society at the heart of our decision making and politics.

• Foreword vii Chapter 1 Imagine - An Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Inheritance - A history 12 Chapter 3 Societism and Market Societism 35 Our natural social and economic being 35 Values, Rights and Well-being 38 Values and the Common Good 38 Equality, Fairness and Justice 44 Well-being, Health, and Happiness 53 Ubiquitous Fellowship - Internationalism, and Global Welfare 58 Well-being outcomes in a Societal Sector 64 Food poverty - the role of the for-profit company operating for a societal purpose 66 The Housing crisis - a new perspective 69 Community Insurance - a better deal for consumers 73 Cannabis - prices at cost for the NHS, profits for social use 78 Social care - the enterprise economy, taxation, and public expenditure 84 Energy - a societal response to the cost of living 90 Chapter 4 Politics and Economy - Re-engagement, Representation and Responsibility 96 Chapter 5 Societisation and Market Societism - Economic Justice and Opportunity 133 Chapter 6 And so? 178 Appendices A personal statement of values and rights 190 Appendix 1 An artistic tribute - writers, poets, and dramatists 192 Appendix 2 Realising Democracy/Celeste Byers' artwork 201 Appendix 3 A localised diversion to Winterton-on-Sea 209 Acknowledgments 212 Sources 214