There is no denying that 2016 has been a hard year. With much political uncertainty, terror and death, it has left many feeling slightly bereft of hope.
That’s why what we really need as we welcome in 2017 is some optimism. This week Guardian writers have been offering their reasons to be hopeful, from activist groups to fearless teenagers and even fiction.
As my life has been long, I have seen Britain up against the setting sun of history before. I witnessed our country on its knees from the Great Depression; with its back to the wall and under threat of invasion by the Nazis. Over my nine decades of life, I’ve known despair but never hopelessness.
We want to hear our readers’ reasons to be hopeful. What are you looking forward to in 2017? What is giving you hope for the year ahead? Share your views below.
