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Never too big to fail us
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Never too big to fail us

A telecoms blackout in Australia. Water supplies cut off in Surrey. Why are thing breaking? Steve and Phil are joined by Matt Tett to find out why infrastructure is failing us.

Last Wednesday Optus phone, mobile and internet users in Australia went without and sort of service for a full working day, starting from about 4 in the morning. At he same time, Thames Water in Surrey were slowly connecting back customers who had not had water supplies since the previous Saturday morning. Why are things we have always assumed we can re…

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Building a New Economics
The Debunking Economics Podcast
Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how it reflects on society.ems-based alternative to mainstream economics