Everything you know about capitalism is wrong
Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate profits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices – they're made for us every day.
Acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley will be 'In Conversation' with Siân Berry about her searingly explosive new book, 'Vulture Capitalism', which takes on the world's most powerful corporations by arguing that the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system. It's not broken, it's working exactly as planned.
From JPMorgan to Boeing, Henry Ford to Richard Nixon, Blakeley attempts to show us exactly where late-stage capitalism may have gone wrong.
AUTHOR Biography
Grace Blakeley attended the University of Oxford where she graduated with a first-class honours degree in philosophy, economics, and politics. She is a staff writer at Tribune Magazine and author of several books, including 'The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic will Change Capitalism' and 'Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation'.
She is the former economics commentator for the New Statesman, and a former Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Policy Research. She appears frequently in UK and international media, including appearances on BBC Question Time, ITV's Good Morning Britain, Talk TV's Piers Morgan Uncensored and MTV News.
CHAIR BIOGRAPHY
Siân Berry served as a co-leader of the Green Party from 2018 and as its sole leader since 2021. Berry was a Green Party councillor on Camden Council for 10 years, representing Highgate until 2023 and was also a member of the London Assembly from 2016 until she resigned earlier this year. Siân was the Green mayoral candidate in 2008, 2016 and 2021, and the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion constituency.
Grace Blakeley will be signing copies of her latest book, Vulture Capitalism, which is available for pre-order and can also be purchased on the night.
DOORS OPEN : 19:00
TALK STARTS : 19:30
AUDIENCE Q&A : 20:30
BOOK SIGNING : 21:00
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