Thatcherism, Thirty Years Later

She didn't do it alone; just as in this country, a putative opposition party saw to it that the Right's policies became institutionalized. But Thatcher certainly got things started toward heightened social inequality.

The violence in part of London and other English cities is senseless, but not without cause.

A take on youth unemployment and hopelessness in Tottenham here.

Meanwhile, it's austerity for the many, as the usual forces pull the strings.

At least one force has been receiving some unwelcome scrutiny—in Britain, if not here.

A protester dressed as Rupert Murdoch holds a puppet of David Cameron.
Photograph: Isabel O'Toole for the Guardian