Neoliberalism isn’t just an economic programme. It’s a whole world-view, that has very particular ideas about how we should live. Over three days, we’ll look at one reading per session, covering the ways in which neoliberal ideology tries to turn us into competitive entrepreneurs in every aspect of our lives; how it tries to convince us that the social elite deserve their privilege; and how it even co-opts the language of feminism.

Session 2: Jo Littler, ‘Meritocracy: the great delusion that ingrains inequality’ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/20/meritocracy-inequality-theresa-may-donald-trump