In 2020, we faced our biggest crisis in a generation when Coronavirus ripped
across the world, causing catastrophic loss of life and financial devastation.
And as the pandemic unfolded, Piers Morgan was at the forefront, urging the
nation to come to its sense, once and for all.
COVID-19 shed shocking light on the problems at the heart of our society:
problems about which Piers has long been unashamedly vocal. Stockpilers proved
the selfishness of individualism; those who ignored critical preventative
measures – flocking to parks for picnics – showed the hypocrisy of the
supposedly ‘socially conscious.’ The things that divide us had never been
clearer: our narrow-mindedness, our outright refusal to hear different points of
view and our desperate lack of cooperation.
Throughout the crisis, Piers argued passionately for humanity, humility and
community, converting countless new followers along the way. Wake Up! is his
vision for change and a rallying cry that we not fall back into complacency and
self-obsession. It is a powerful plea for a unified future – one which sees
the return of true liberalism and in which we move beyond Twitter-chamber
outrage, self-absorbed Instagramming, the nonsense of PC culture and our
intolerant, polarised political views.
Just as Coronavirus exposed our flaws, Piers shows that it also showcased our
strengths. From the sheer bravery of our heroic health-care staff to the
acceptance that immigration plays a much-needed role in society, the global
pandemic proved that change is at our fingertips. In the kindness, cooperation
and tolerance of acts like these, we can rediscover the virtues that once made
ours a country to be proud of.