David Whyte is Professor of Socio-legal studies at the University of Liverpool. He contributes regularly to openDemocracy and has written for The Guardian, The Herald, The Age and Red Pepper. His most recent book is The Violence of Austerity (Pluto, 2017, edited with Vickie Cooper).
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTwo neoliberal infernos: Grenfell, and Piper Alpha 30 years onProfit-before-safety, warnings ignored, 239 people dead. Britain’s oil bonanza and London’s gentrification have much...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOne law for the poor at Grenfell TowerIn austerity Britain, can justice and accountability be served for the victims of the Grenfell fire? Or are our laws...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGovernment austerity demands that we die within our meansMost people still don't fully understand the true scale of the human cost that government imposed austerity has unleashed.
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Published in: HomeTrump’s first one hundred days: corporate rights trump human rightsTrump's administration has disdain for all rights, except, of course, the rights of corporations. Over the past 100...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKChilcot's blind spot: Iraq War report buries oil evidence, fails to address motiveWhen the UK invaded, Iraq had nearly a tenth of the world's oil reserves -- and government documents "explicitly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhere’s the corruption Mr Cameron? Look behind you!Bribing might be rare in Britain, but that doesn't mean corruption isn't rife.