Davies, Garland, Gingrich and Patel argue that the centre-left and progressive parties are facing an existential crossroads, as they are losing both voter base and the ‘battle of ideas’ to the populist radical right. They pinpoint three seismic shifts reshaping politics: the return of national borders amid waning globalisation, the fragmentation of public spheres eroded by social media and plummeting civic engagement, and a growing disillusionment with neoliberal economics marker by stagnation and inequality. The authors issue a clarion call for the reimagined progressive project: one that rebuilds political imagination, reclaims democratic agency, reinvests in the public good, and offers bold, creative policies driven by collective optimism rather than fear.