This – once again- puts paid to the claim that Jobs with low pay lead to well paid, permanent employment.
Read here
National Politics
Marcus Barnett: Behind the UK Post Office IT Scandal
This is a major unknown scandal. It reveals the insidiousness of the class system in UK companies and courts. Victims are not demanding that Royal Mail managers face prosecution. And the judges? Read Here
EU politics
Aditya Chakrabortty: The problem is not capitalism. It’s that the Tories aren’t much cop at it
From The Guardian This is a brilliant criticism of Thatcherite policy – its collapse and how and why it has failed. Read here
Economics
Quinn Slobodian: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
“Today, the European Union offers the fullest realization of the neoliberal political vision.” This looks like a very interesting book. Here is a lengthy review. Read here
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