Austerity : the demolition of the welfare state and the rise of the zombie economy

For the last five years, Britain has been under the hammer of ‘Austerity’. In its name, wages have been frozen, benefits have been slashed and public spending squeezed. The pain of a financial crisis caused by bankers and speculators has been borne by ordinary people all over the country – and by the poor and disabled most of all. Title and Author : Austerity: The Demolition of the Welfare State and the Rise of the Zombie Economy by Kerry-Anne Mendoza ISBN : 9781780262475 Formats : EPUB For The Last Five Years, Britain Has Been Under The Hammer Of 'austerity'. In Its Name, Wages Have Been Frozen, Benefits Have Been Slashed And Public Spending Squeezed. The Pain Of A Financial Crisis Caused By Bankers And Speculators Has Been Borne By Ordinary People All Over The Country - And By The Poor And Disabled Most Of All. Yet This Has Not Been Born Of Necessity, Argues Kerry-annemendoza, Better Known As The Blogger Scriptonite. Rather, It Has Been An Opportunity Seized Upon By Neoliberals To Pursue Their Decades-long Project To Shrink Government And Privatise Resources. Kerry-anne Mendoza.

Kerry-anne’s blog Scriptonite Daily receives 250,000 page views per month. She has 7k followers on Twitter, 6k on Facebook.

Publication timed to influence campaigning for the UK general election in May.

She has worked in the public and private sector with direct experience of the trends and policies she writes about.

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