In this episode our speakers, Georgia Elliott-Smith and Professor Robert Beckford talk about the economics of waste, the morality of extreme wealth and the legacy of colonialism.
Georgia talks about how she began a legal case to demand the UK government tax incinerator pollution after recognising that not only is the air pollution produced harmful to the environment, but Black and disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected. The case proceeded to the High Court in the UK after Georgia raised £30,000 in crowdfunding.
Robert Beckford is Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester and a broadcaster with TV and radio. Here he discusses some of the roots of social and economic justice in Britain; austerity as a political choice; the pay gap between workers; the gig economy and exploitation, colonialism and economic justice.
Find out more about our speakers:
Georgia Elliott-Smith: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/economics-of-waste/
Professor Robert Beckford: https://economicinjustice.org.uk/economic-injustice-in-history/
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