We must rethink our attitudes towards consumption, work, leisure, and the distribution of income

Robert Skidelsky argues that since the 1980s we have witnessed a return to capitalism “red in tooth and claw”, where the rich and very rich have become very much richer, while everyone else’s incomes have stagnated. We must rethink our collective attitude towards consumption lest we succumb to more shattering financial calamities in the future.