What, is this some sort of stealthy minimum wage reduction attack? I mean, it's nice that that one CEO started pushing trolleys but that's very much not the norm in the financialized world of #NeoliberalParadise

UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/uk-top-retailers-government-jobless-young-people

UK’s top retailers urge government to do more for jobless young people

Bosses of M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco among those writing to Starmer calling for action on youth unemployment crisis

The Guardian

Ah, #freedumb in #neoliberalparadise. Verrrry familiar

Australians less satisfied with life than during pandemic as financial pressures mount https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/happiness-index-shows-we-were-more-satisfied-in-covid-pandemic/106764966

We were happier during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason is money

Australians felt a greater sense of satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic than they do today, according to government data, when households are grappling with the impact of inflation, rising interest rates and a reduction in real wages.

@anyGould as useful a definition of #NeoliberalParadise as any, imho!

"The spokesperson did not say why kindergarten was chosen as the time to start exposure to AI."

Shareholder value, of course. #NeoliberalParadise #Idiocracy

Should AI training start in kindergarten? What we know about Ottawa’s plan https://globalnews.ca/news/11891996/canada-ai-strategy-kindergarten-learning/

Should AI training start in kindergarten? What we know about Ottawa’s plan

An MIT study published in November 2025 found that using AI chatbots like ChatGPT erodes critical thinking skills, even among adults.

Global News

@leftylabourtech
Meanwhile, that $2.2B has to be accounted for in other ways, through different revenue streams or cuts to government services.

Here we go again…

#NeoLiberalParadise

Throw in food banks and homeless shelters and you've got the #NeoliberalParadise trifecta! Honorable mention to unemployment services.

Mental health and addictions crisis centre records significant increase in demand https://www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/article/mental-health-and-addictions-crisis-centre-records-significant-increase-in-demand/

Mental health and addictions crisis centre records significant increase in demand

More people are seeking out mental health and addiction aid since Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) expanded access to its crisis centre, according to hospital officials.

CTVNews

"The findings demonstrate that this continuous upward surge in perfectionism is directly tethered to macro-environmental social and economic factors, specifically rising inequality and stagnant economic growth, positioning perfectionism as a critical, systemic driver of the modern youth mental health crisis."

#NeoliberalParadise marches on!

Economic Inequality May Drive Rising Youth Perfectionism https://neurosciencenews.com/economic-inequality-perfectionism-psychology-30781/

Economic Inequality May Drive Rising Youth Perfectionism - Neuroscience News

Neuroscience News provides research news for neuroscience, neurology, psychology, AI, brain science, mental health, robotics and cognitive sciences.

Neuroscience News

Aka #NeoliberalParadise working as intended.

Rise in Neets is a ‘retirement crisis in slow motion’, pension experts warn
https://www.ft.com/content/5f9ff5cf-a406-4824-9909-b7b6ba101fcd

https://archive.ph/HuyXC