ecades before Thatcher declared there was “no alternative” to the dominance of free markets and privatisation, Britain was home to several progressive, utopian experiments in how to build a society that centred human flourishing and collective need. But the story of these experiments, and the ideals that underpinned them, doesn’t have a particularly happy ending. There were momentary triumphs, but the overall arc is clear. Time after time, high-minded principles of public luxury were diluted and ultimately washed away by the twin tides
City of dreams
Dec 09, 2022
3 minutes
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