An ageing idea of education being pushed down from a city elite in Westminster is having disastrous results on the ground. In Norfolk there is now a crisis that is leaving young people, parents and carers with little hope that things can change for the better. We need a better vision for the future - one that understands rural issues.

At a defining moment, this generation will be defined and shaped by its idols and role models. But a story of do-it-yourself individualism is rewriting history and redefining success. To have any hope of building a more progressive future we have to share the real story - and it's not just luck and talent.

We need to understand that the crisis in our media and society is part of an ever growing problem where we are too often powerless other than to complain. Preaching responsibility won't fix this - we need more power. This is what the progressive left should really be fighting for - before its too late.