Interesting Links for 27-10-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Edgar Allen Poe Dolly Parton in each others styles

(tags:mashup funny )

2. Miracleman: Alan Moore's Nightmarish Superhero Masterpiece Is Back in Print for the First Time in Years

(tags:alanmoore comics history )

3. How the U.K. Became One of the Poorest Countries in Western Europe

(tags:uk austerity growth gdp epicfail Conservatives )

4. Germany's 9-euro ticket strengthens the social participation of people with low incomes

(tags:Germany welfare transport )

5. Transparent solar panels hit 30% efficiency

(tags:solarpower )

6. Reminder that our current Prime Minister moved money out of deprived urban areas

(tags:inequality UK conservatives )

7. Firefox now lets you annotate PDFs

(tags:firefox PDF )

8. Disney has just debuted its first plus-size heroine

(tags:weight Disney animation )

Comments

[hairyears]

It's mostly right.

I would nitpick 'degrowtherism' as lazy - there's no such thing, nothing of it has ever been implemented into policyhere, and the green post-carbon-economy components of it that have been applied in economic policy elsewhere have been very positive for growth indeed.

And that's it, for my objections.

Deindustrialisation has been a disaster, deskilling and low productivity are real - and both a cause and effect of our decline - and 'austerity' has *proven* to be an engine of economic contraction with no fiscal benefit whatsoever: it makes the public finances even worse.

Above all, that article points out the awful truth: yes, we really are getting poorer. Not just falling behind our neighbours: losing what we've gained.

We seem unaware of this, except for when we are compelled to confront a loss of our living standards.

The one part this that's missing, is that it's unevenly distributed: everyone talks averages and some have it worse. Much, much worse: and this is very true in London, however prosperous it seems to be.