One of the more important problems caused by economic crises such as the one we are suffering today is the opportunity that it presents the right-wing to claw back the progress that has been so painfully and slowly made over the years. Readers will not be surprised to hear this – after all, the last couple of years has been dominated by ‘serious’ and ‘realistic’ talk about cutting deficits by reducing social security, making working conditions more difficult for ordinary people and making the poor pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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