Reader Q&A: How can we radically change the way we live? Ask Aditya Chakrabortty

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Guardian columnist, senior economics commentator and host of the new Radical Thinking podcast Aditya Chakrabortty is answering your questions on the big ideas around economics, society and democracy, and his new podcastSend your questions to [email protected] or join the discussion on Friday from 8amOdourcolon asks: Do you think it’s possible to get rid of the neoliberalist thought process that seems to have dominated, and ruined (?), the UK over the past few decades?Doodah70 asks: Aditya, what does getting rid of neo liberalism actually mean? It seems to be a narrative of taking us back to the economic policies of the 1970s and has a rose tinted view of that period ignoring inflation, IMF bailouts and mass industrial unrest and strike action. Is there an example of a country that doesn’t follow neo-liberal ideas, that is successful, that we can emulate?Aditya says: Hello both, these are very good questions. I rarely use the term neoliberal in my own writing. Partly because i am not sure enough readers will have a clear sense of what it means, as Doodah says, and partly because when i am talking about neoliberalism i might be referring to: 1) handing public assets to private actors2) reducing the active role of the state in providing essentialsAditiya says: Thank you for your kind invitation, John, but I must decline. Continue reading...