{"product_id":"quarterly-essay-70-dead-right","title":"QE70: Dead Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this passionate essay, Richard Denniss argues for a more pragmatic, consultative politics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe asks whether the major parties can find a new, and persuasive, way to talk about the national interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe author of Curing Affluenza looks at how neoliberalism ate itself and what comes next. For thirty years, we were told that privatisation and economic reform would be good for everyone. But now the results are in - we have seen public services undermined and corporations gaming the system. Damage has been done to the regional Australia, blue-collar workers and the collective ethos - a language of shared sacrifice has been degraded by lies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a result, we are seeing a political backlash against \"reform.\" For the Coalition in particular, this is a threat to unity. In this passionate essay, Richard Denniss argues for a more pragmatic, consultative politics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe asks whether the major parties can find a new, and persuasive, way to talk about the national interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Denniss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43191421206697,"sku":"9781760640651","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/dead-right.webp?v=1692347480","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/quarterly-essay-70-dead-right","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}