Neoliberal monarchy

What a day to be a royal, ey. I’ve got a lot of respect for Megan and Harry. It was a weird interview. I went into it with popcorn (fried chicken) in hand and was really hoping for a Royal Knockout. It didn’t matter for me who was going to look better out of this; I didn’t mind if The Firm or Megan and Harry wanted to kick seven shades of shite out of each other. 

Yes, I certainly came out on one side. I have definitely felt that Harry and Megan’s account makes sense. It’s an absolute embarrassment. At the same time, it’s kind of troubling how Britain’s Royal family could slowly transition from an archaic anomaly of inbred patronage to a sleek corporate machine. The institution was discussed in terms by Megan in American corporatist language. HR departments, CEOs (mentioned in an unaired clip in the UK, but shown within the US), and endless bureaucracy. This could well be the move the Royal Family tries to take in order to revitalize it’s image and rut out the troublemakers charged with ballooning the scandal. 

nurses deserve a pay rise. You do not

The argument that nurses should be happy to accept a dismal 1% pay rise is ridiculous. 

I don’t give a shit if they appear “ungrateful” or that “they should be lucky they still have a job”. 

If you boil down market capitalism to its most basic understanding, that of supply and demand, nurses are currently in more demand than ever before. If neoliberal bootlickers want to play the capitalist card, it’s backfired. Nurses shouldn’t be lucky that they still have a job, neoliberalism dictates that they must have a job. And furthermore, just because it failed for you “losers”, who were unable to keep your jobs, it doesn’t mean it’s failed for everyone else. You lost your job or didn’t get a pay rise because your boss and the consumers don’t care about your lives, just the product or service you provide. If you’re not offering the service, sorry, you won’t be getting anything. So stop bitching and moaning.

If you don’t like the system, have some class solidarity and demand a change. In an ideal world, everyone gets a pay rise. Stop fighting amongst yourselves and get the money that you all deserve.