Even as neoliberalism destroys our dreams of a better life, politicians tell us ‘there is no alternative’. But there is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Even as neoliberalism destroys our dreams of a better life, politicians tell us ‘there is no alternative’. But there ispublished by the Global Mind Project reveals that, out of the 71 countries it assessed, the United Kingdom, alongside South Africa, has the highest proportion of people in mental distress – and the second worst overall measure of mental health . Mental wellbeing has plummeted in the UK further than in any comparable nation.
As they come thundering back, the five evil giants have brought some friends to the party: environmental chaos, extreme political dysfunction and misrule, impunity for the powerful andThere is a reason for these broken promises and dysfunctions, which explains why the UK suffers more from them than most comparable nations. It’s called neoliberalism.
Neoliberalism is the means by which capital seeks to solve its biggest problem – a problem called democracy. Unlike laissez-faire economics or classical liberalism, which prevailed before most adults had the vote, neoliberalism uses the state in coherent and repeatable ways to impose its unpopular policies. The state is the force behind market forces, the whip enforcing “economic freedom”.
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