Article 1BBHJ The Divide review – a fierce, unsettling critique of inequality

The Divide review – a fierce, unsettling critique of inequality

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Peter Bradshaw
from Economics | The Guardian on (#1BBHJ)
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Katharine Round's documentary, inspired by The Spirit Level, is a short, sharp shock about the failings of free-market economics

There is a certain type of pundit who will elaborately explain that he believes in equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome - but is in reality deeply uninterested in both. It is perfectly natural for the self-made businessmen and bootstrap entrepreneurs to feel that their grinding hard work entitles them to hard-won privileges, like unequal opportunities for their children.

Related: 'Why aren't we earning enough to live?' - how The Divide lays bare global inequality

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