As Jason Cowley, former editor of the New Statesman, attests, Attlee's revolution was understated, but its effects proved enduring – a reminder that long-lasting social and political change are more achievable than we often think.
Jason Cowley is an award-winning journalist, magazine editor and writer. He is currently the editor of the New Statesman. In 2020 he was voted editor of the year (politics and current affairs) for the fourth time at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards. He is the author of Who Are We Now?: Stories of Modern England.