Hi
Of course the real issue is devising a credible and progressive response to this trend, something which Left parties haven't been very successful at doing (so far). The only attempt which tries to include politics, economy and social issues I know of is Plan B
http://clients.squareeye.net/uploads/compass/documents/Compass_Plan_B_web.pdf
and that needs a lot of development.
Is there anything else?
Peter
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Indeed.
... Though Inside Job did reiterate the who pays the piper point somewhat!
Harriet
On 7 Dec 2011, at 20:31, "Stephen McKay" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> BBC2 is showing "Inside Job" at 9pm tonight, a film about the 2008 global financial crisis. Not a ringing endorsement of free markets, nor of economics.
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> SD McKay
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> Ad hominems -- way to go! Especially not for a Director of Postgraduate Studies.
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> --- On Wed, 7/12/11, BYRNE D.S. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: BYRNE D.S. <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: BBC coverage of this report RE: New OECD report: Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising - via www.oecd.org/els/social/inequality
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> Date: Wednesday, 7 December, 2011, 16:39
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> I was particularly disgusted by BBC Radio Four PM's coverage of this material. They put Michal Marmot, an academic of I am afraid at least on this instance mild disposition, up against a hack and lackey (who pays his wages?) from the Adam Smith institute. Taking that kind of hired gob of the rich seriously on such matters is not appropriate. He argued of course that increasing inequality is no bad thing. Perhaps we might consider the following statement:
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> THE AFFLUENCE OF THE RICH SUPPOSES THE INDIGENCE OF THE MANY: ADAM SMITH!
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> Can these clowns read and if so have they ever actually read Adam Smith?
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> I doubt he would, if reincarnated, make water upon them were they spontaneously to ignite.
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> Ire out of the way - who would be up for a formal social policy / statistics complaint to the BBC against taking opinion from think tanks which do not disclose their funding arrangements so we can see just who is paying the piper and thereby calling the tune.
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> David Byrne
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