Good Country – a new international movement/political party that might be of interest to many humanists. The website also features a useful index of ‘good countries’ rated by criteria such as Peace & Security, Health & Wellbeing, Planet & Climate… (the UK doesn’t do too badly on most).
Founder Simon Anholt says:
‘To those in power who believe that only strength counts, and that people are always self-interested, I say “We tried it your way, and it didn’t work. Let’s try something new.” Is human progress at least as important as national politics? Do you think nations should collaborate more and compete less?
The Good Country Party is for people like you. People who see global issues as just as important or even more important than national issues; who are more concerned with international co-operation and human progress than with domestic politics; people who see their humanity as more important than their nationality; people who want a say in how the world is run.
The Good Country Party is a forum for collaboration, a shared learning space, an ideas exchange and a focal point for the collective action of hundreds of millions of global citizens worldwide. The Party is committed to helping its members help their families, communities, companies, schools and universities, cities, regions and countries – and of course themselves – to become gooder: to collaborate creatively with each other and produce more courageous and imaginative solutions to local and global challenges. Membership of the party is free and open to anyone, anywhere, of any age.
We’re right at the beginning! Starting today, we want to build more and more good content, talks, information, data, discussion, debate and interactive materials, so it becomes a rich and valuable place for anyone who wants to make the world work better. If you have any ideas for more content, please let us know!’