The Next Conversation is a UK based hub of political thought. Our goal is to provide the next generation of politically active people the opportunity to publish their thoughts and ideas about the future of our politics. We want to provide a place to discuss topics which we feel will impact the future and escape the politics of today where substance is lost in our debates. We give our writers a free license to write on any topic they feel is important. We also encourage our writers to explore areas that go underreported or they feel are not being talked about in the right way. It is important to us that we put politics into the long-term and as a group of individuals in our late teens and early twenties we look at how our politics is transforming and try to address the problems of tomorrow.
Another key belief of this project is that that whether you stand on the left, the right or in the centre of politics, there is something you can contribute towards improving our politics. Our goal is to encourage people to listen to other points of view and ideas, even if they disagree with them and that good debate is a solid ground for our politics. Without good debating and without listening to others, our politics will continue to be insulated from one another which only serves to create a less tolerant and open society. Part of this is giving writers a free reign to pick their topics, but it’s also offering an opportunity to rebuttal other people’s points of view.
We launched this project because we are concerned with the trajectory of politics today. Our politics appears devoid of integrity, and it feels like it hasn’t functioned properly for some time. The issues that matter to us feel underreported and unspoken about. Political debate itself feels absent in the world of social media and 280-character tweets. People don’t listen to those they disagree with and people who have worries and concerns about issues are dismissed or given labels. We want to offer a place for rational political debate.
Our goal in one sentence is simple. We want to offer a place for the next generation of politicos to put forward their ideas and thoughts on political issues and build a community of good well-meaning political debate.
The Founders
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