We are becoming more fragmented and polarised: you can see it in our politics; you can feel it in where and how we consume media. At the same time, the number of problems that we face as a country can feel as if it is growing, while the list of obvious solutions shrinks - particularly as budgets tighten and growth is scarce. The public is increasingly impatient for change - in both their living standards and in public services. 

Governing in this landscape is hard. It’s hard to find consensus, and harder still to build it where it doesn’t exist. 

But we believe opportunities for solving big societal challenges do exist. And we think that the energy for change can be channelled towards a more positive version of the future. 

Our new project Options for the UK provides ideas for how.