A letter a day to number 10. No 1,440 Saturday 21 May 2016. Dear Mr Cameron, I understand that you do not consider us to be human beings in any meaningful sense, but expendable economic units to serve the interests of the markets and wealth. Workers ceased to be personnel somewhere in the mid 80’s […]
Tag: HR
The con trick that dare not speak its name
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,321 Wednesday 20 January 2016. Dear Mr Cameron, Work, the great Tory magic mantra. It doesn’t matter how sick or disabled people are, Iain Duncan Smith insists that everyone can and must work. It doesn’t even matter whether we’re paid or not, as Smith put it, ‘work […]
Cameron’s ‘One Nation’ divided by social exclusion by the state
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,126 Tuesday 23 June 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I am fascinated by your ‘One Nation’ mission, not least because it begs the question, which one? According to the annual Credit Suisse global wealth report, ‘Britain is the only country in the G7 group of leading economies where […]
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 