POST RULE IV: It's the Economy Stupid

​In this session, we'll explore the relationship between politics and economics. From the emergence of the Labour Party, after the Industrial Revolution, we'll focus on capitalism's growing influence over politics and the challenge of creating political systems that can rival the power of the free market.

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This event takes as its premise the evident failure of our political system. We've inherited a medieval democracy, too inefficient and corrupt to organise our complex reality. Bound by bureaucracy, we don’t build anything, or believe anything. We squander our collective potential and look to the gutter, not the stars.

​​​What will succeed this failed state?