@GeofCox I’m grateful to Kenan Malik for the phrase “predatory elite.” Gets to the root of where neoliberal economic policies has got us. Where men seek power and wealth through the revolving door of politics and business to take whatever they want wherever they find it. With no limit on what they can grab for themselves.A big shout out to Reagan and Thatcher for being the original useful idiots. And the likes of Blair who followed them.

@JosephMeyer Agreed - and the other factor of course is consumerism hitting the wall of climate-ecological breakdown, radicalising new groups like scientists, academics, teachers and young people.But bear in mind that it's not just the billionaires. Vast sums of money that middle-income people have tied up in savings, pensions, etc, end up in funds they know little about, controlled by fund managers that, in many cases, have a legal duty to maximise returns regardless of other negative impacts. It's systematic.