Economic insecurity stares at us

Economic insecurity stares at us

Kieran Madden

Many pinned Trump’s election and the Brexit vote as being fueled by people’s fear of losing their way of life.

When it comes to economic insecurity, I think they are bang on.It is likely that those with less formal education and skills voted for change in both situations not because they were ignorant or did not know any better, but, because they see their working life hanging by a thread.Uncertainty breeds fear, and a society driven by fear tends towards dysfunction.Is this fear rational? Many factors are making it clear that the generally stable post-war economic order is giving […]

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