Jason Pack is joined by George Monbiot Guardian columnist and co-author of ‘The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism'.
In this conversation, Jason Pack and George Montbiot chart the evolution of neoliberalism and how it has shifted core governance functions (like transport, health care, and security) from the public sector to private enterprises, leading to a new form of oligarchy. Plus they look at the failures of centrist politicians to come up with compelling alternatives and they hypothesize about the psychological motivations of the wealthy elite.
Producer: George McDonagh
Executive Producer: Neil Fearn
Show note links
Get George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison’s book The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
View the New Books Network which runs lots of podcasts about every sort of topic
Listen to an NBN podcast on the historic origins of neo-liberalism https://newbooksnetwork.com/neoliberalism
Read George’s piece: ‘Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves’
Listen back to our episode with Harvey Whitehouse (start with P1) and buy his book out now in paperback
PODCAST HOST
Jason Pack
RUSI Associate Fellow; Host of the Disorder Podcast