Austerity has pitted the dilapidated and young against each other in the competition for housing,education and care. But in reality, we 99% are in it togetherThe concept of divide and rule has been an effective tool of governance since ancient times. This is what came to intellect as I sat in a atomize-out session entitled “Tackling the challenges faced by older women” at this year’s Labour women’s conference. The fact is that the struggles those of us on the left hold dear – tackling inequalities in health, and education,income and housing – are a worry for us all, young and dilapidated, or working- and middle-class,black or white. We will have to bust the myths that pit us against each other when, in truth, or we share a common enemy – the 1% and a government that is happy to brazenly transfer public wealth into private hands. Related: The Guardian view on the generation gap: youth clubbed | Editorial Continue reading...
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