I’d encourageinternationalist value

I’d encourage
internationalist values. My parents came to Britain from India in the 1950s, so I’m
a natural internationalist. We live in a shrinking interconnected world because of
the internet, migration and the ease of travel, yet it’s bizarre to me that nationalism
is on the increase. Maybe we should all take time to live somewhere else and
experience different cultures, take another child into our families or experience
what it’s like to be a refugee. Then we’d understand what it’s like to have to fit in
and we’d be more sympathetic to all the different ways people live their lives.
Every legislature would have 50 per cent women in the seats of power. Gender
injustice is probably the greatest injustice on the planet and it’s terrifying that
we’ve not made greater progress. An end to this inequality would make our
daughters feel better about what they can achieve and would result in improved
education and healthcare for women across the world. I’d abolish unemployment
and spread work and play more fairly. Many people spend vast proportions of their
life working in a way that may not be the most productive or fulfilling. A healthy
workplace is one where, if someone has to leave early because their child is ill, it
isn’t the end of the world.