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How governments distract from social injustice by creating moral panics

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Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. The right-wing coups sweeping though the UK, USA and much of Europe are diminishing possibilities of emancipatory change by subtle forms of censorship and indoctrination. Books and scientific journals are being censored to reshape people’s subjectivities…

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How governments distract from social injustice by creating moral panics

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. The right-wing coups sweeping though the UK, USA and much of Europe are diminishing possibilities of emancipatory change by subtle forms of censorship and indoctrination. Books and scientific journals are being censored to reshape people’s subjectivities…

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Moral panics, from Teddy Boys to antisemites - Pearls and Irritations

Seventy years ago, British youth, dressed in tight jeans, pointed winkle picker shoes and with greasy duck’s arse haircuts, gathered on the beaches of seaside towns, usually well know for their Victorian piers. By adding rock’n roll music to their unusual appearance, the young Teddy Boys, also referred to as ‘Folk Devils’ added a colourful Continue reading »

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Pearls and Irritations broke the news in on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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