A revealing exploration into how trust defines our lives, how it can be won and lost, and what its future might look like, in this fascinating title in Melville House's FUTURES series.

In a society battered by economic, political, cultural and ecological collapse, where do we place our trust, now that it is more vital than ever for our survival? How has that trust – in our laws, our media, our governments – been lost, and how can it be won back? Examining the police, the rule of law, artificial intelligence, the 21st century city and social media, Ros Taylor imagines what life might be like in years to come if trust continues to erode.

Intrigued? You can read more about it at LSE British Politics & Policy and in Time magazine, or listen to me talk about it on the Libreria podcast and Oh God, What Now?.

'Witty, dry, unflinching and insightful. Ros Taylor expertly maps out where we are as a society and provides a compelling - and frankly terrifying - vision of where we might go next.' Ian Dunt, author of How Westminster Works... and Why it Doesn't

'Trust is crucial to making our politics work. But we live in an era of mistrust. Ros Taylor's sparkling new book is a triumphant call to arms to win back trust in politics.' Ben Ansell, author of Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them