The silly debate about who runs things is important because it involves a sort of denial from the educated elite that they are far closer to power than most ordinary people
I work in the public sector, and the higher up’s love pontificating about progressive issues and looking on board with everything. Yet at the the same time, they’re also able to find random directorships and senior “management” positions for their friends out of thin air while underpaying those who make the wheels turn and do the day to day business.
Absolutely infuriating when I talk with some of my colleagues stressing out about every increasing living costs and worrying about making ends meet.
It is that political performance that is a deliberate distraction from the real issues facing the country like the fact that we are simply not building enough houses for the economic good of the country.
I work in the public sector, and the higher up’s love pontificating about progressive issues and looking on board with everything. Yet at the the same time, they’re also able to find random directorships and senior “management” positions for their friends out of thin air while underpaying those who make the wheels turn and do the day to day business.
Absolutely infuriating when I talk with some of my colleagues stressing out about every increasing living costs and worrying about making ends meet.
It is that political performance that is a deliberate distraction from the real issues facing the country like the fact that we are simply not building enough houses for the economic good of the country.