Grace Blakeley: We Need a Different System

Are we really free to choose what we buy and how we live? Not according to Grace Blakeley, acclaimed journalist and regular commentator on the Today programme and Question Time. In her new book, Vulture Capitalism, Blakeley challenges the notion that capitalism and freedom go hand in hand. She joins us today to discuss how we can change the system we’ve inherited with Heather Parry.

Categories: Economics, Freedom, Nonfiction, Politics

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