{"product_id":"9781350597600","title":"How to Influence the Government An insider’s guide to changing policy and shaping power","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHow to Influence the Government\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn insider’s guide to changing policy and shaping power\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eResham Kotecha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Government \u0026amp; Business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhether you're an aspiring politician, a charity campaigner, a public affairs professional, or simply someone who wants to right a wrong\u003ci\u003e, How to Influence the Government\u003c\/i\u003e offers a toolkit for turning outrage into action and impact.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Government often feels distant, until some aspect of policy comes crashing into our lives. A child goes hungry when school closes for the holidays; a postmaster is unfairly accused of theft; a young woman is traumatized by explicit deepfakes of her on the internet. These are not abstract policy issues, but real lives – and they all began with the same thing: a failure of the system to protect the people it serves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each story in this book began with a private injustice and ended in a public victory. None of the people at the centre of these campaigns were traditional power brokers; they were footballers, parents, nurses, teachers, journalists, pensioners, students and activists – people who discovered that ordinary voices, multiplied and well-aimed, can move the machinery of state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Across 10 chapters you will discover the tools that work: personal storytelling, data that bites, insider-outsider coalitions, perfectly timed nudges, and stubborn persistence that outlasts news cycles. From Marcus Rashford's campaign for free school meals, to the world's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, this book draws lessons from successful UK and European campaigns that shaped national policy and shows how the government can be influenced when the stakes are at their highest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Influence the Government\u003c\/i\u003e will equip you with the insight and tools to replicate these victories. The people who changed the system weren't always loudest, richest, or most connected. But they were strategic and persistent. And above all, they believed that better was possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eResham Kotecha\u003c\/b\u003e is a public policy expert who has worked with four UK Prime Ministers. She served on the Prime Minister's Policy Board at the invitation of Theresa May and has advised many Cabinet Ministers. She is a campaign adviser, recognised as a “Global Shaper” by the World Economic Forum. Resham has spoken regularly about policy on LBC, Politics Live and Channel 5. She has given expert evidence to the House of Commons and the House of Lords.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Business\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350597600\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976386404492,"sku":"9781350597600","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350597600","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}