Steve Shaw. Hear, bloody hear. In one sense the problem doesn't lie with capitalism. The problem lies with the dog eat dog ethos which capitalism lives by, and which disadvantages all but the tiny majority at the top of the tree.

If you'll excuse me I'm off to Whitby, where the spirit of voluntary co-operation, with everyone striving for the common good of the festival, might just serve as a metaphor for a future socialist society - one where people will be more interested more interested in working for the betterment of their fellow human beings (and the planet) than they are in the profit motive and 'what's in it for me'.