An interesting take from Alex Fein in #RedbridgeIntel. What do everyday Australians want, and what binds then to each other viewed though the political lense — because living in societies is very much about #politics.

“Consider the rise of One Nation. The reflexive interpretation from the political/media class is that this represents a lurch to the far right. It does not.

What it represents is a furious rejection of the neoliberal consensus shared by both major parties: a rejection of Labor and the Coalition’s fidelity to sectional interests that lobby them to legislate (or not legislate) in ways that are manifestly counter to the national interest.”
Readmore:
https://redbridgeintel.substack.com/p/polarisation-is-a-myth

#PHON #MajorPartyDuopoly #NeoLibralism #NeoClassicalism #EatTheRich #FairGo #ForThePeople #DemocracyInCrisis #RepresentationalGovernment

My thoughts on 'Neoliberal peri‐urban economies and the predicament of dairy farmers: a case study of the Illawarra region, New South Wales' (Ren Hu & Nicholas J. Gill, 2022).

This paper includes a very thorough literary review and insights into the perceptions and experiences of Illawara dairy farmers as the region is urbanised.

The paper is perhaps worth a read if you are concerned with land-use issues in rural communities.

https://joesilver.micro.blog/2025/03/25/my-commentary-on-the-paper.html

#Agriculture #UrbanPlanning #LandUse #Neolibralism #LandUseConflict #Illawara #AcademicCommunity

'How can a #ChildInCare cost £281,000 a year? Ask the #WealthFunds that have #councils over a barrel

Children crying out for stability are paying the highest price for #Britain’s chaotic and exploitative #ResidentialCare'

'Children in residential care, on average, generate £910 each of profit a week for the corporations that control them'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/18/child-care-cost-year-wealth-funds-councils-britain-residential
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ProfitBeforePeople #Neolibralism #FollowTheMoney

Revealed: record 170,000 staff leave NHS in England as stress and workload take toll | NHS | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/01/revealed-record-170000-staff-leave-nhs-in-england-as-stress-and-workload-take-toll

All part of the #Tory plan to destroy the #NHS

#Capitalism #Neolibralism