Brexit (& the Rise of ISIS) Explained
“The reasons why a narrow majority of Britons voted for Brexit have parallels with the Middle East: the free-market economic policies pursued by governments since Margaret Thatcher was prime minister have widened the gap between rich and poor and between wealthy cities and much of the rest of the country.” (Alternet )
Top Middle East commentator Patrick Cockburn singles out twenty-first-century neoliberalism and its side effects of ever increasing inequality and corruption for being a key cause behind both Brexit and the rise of ISIS (in an absolutely fascinating illuminating article headlined ‘How Greedy Neoliberalism and Deadly Wars Are Destroying Modern Life’.
