While the 2008 financial crash finally exposed the infantile economic theories behind neoliberalism, most of its political claims remain unchallenged. Key among these is the belief that somehow successive neoliberal governments have been “rolling back the state.” Ripping up so-called “red tape,” cutting taxes and providing ready access to finance …
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On a cold Sunday in December a subcontract electrician makes some final changes to a railway signalling circuit. The electrician is at the end of his thirteenth consecutive week of seven day working. He is not entirely sure that the work he has done is correct. But any problems will …
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If official estimates of fatalities are correct, then the Grenfell fire will be Britain’s fourth worst (non-terror related) disaster in modern times. If estimates made by residents themselves prove to be correct, it may even be the worst – overtaking the Hillsborough, Piper Alpha and Herald of Free Enterprise disasters. …
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Consciousness of Sheep