Much as I admire Harvey,with his uncompromising views, I reluctantly have to agree with Ed.
This is a Capitalist political /economic system ,and as such,requires any govt,labour or conservative to carry out capitalist policies.
We dont have any "freedom of choice", unless we have sufficient money to buy good education and health care. Things which should be our birthright.   This is a fact of life today and will Im sure get even worse in the future.
I see a future of the haves and have nots, two completely polarised sections of society....God help our grandchildren.
We must stop pretending to ourselves that socialism will make a come-back,and cure all societys ills.    People of today have been moulded by capitalism into a greedy, uncaring, materialistic bunch of yobs..Forget politics, dont vote, keep talking to the young folk,tell them what fools we were....politics stinks....Ake