David Cameron, the UK prime minister, has been caught pants down. His tie is not on straight and he begins his speech grasping for straws. “We do live in a dangerous world. We live in a world of terror and terrorism”, he says playing on people’s fear. He references a recent attack on a British soldier before launching into praise for the UK’s security apparatus. Cameron gives a firm defence of the secret services.

An explosive leak of documents has been exposed out of the shadow of darkness detailing the full extent of the global surveillance state. The US, it turns out, has been spying not just on the world but on its own citizens as well. Americans are angry. What an outrageous flagrant abuse of their rights! The American people have discovered that the ring of gangsters in power does not include them. They are outside that inner circle. The vested, powerful interests do not exist for their benefit.

After the sinkhole of university debt, the rhythm of life becomes a steady climb up the property ladder into a deeper hole of debt against the steady backdrop of the humdrum march of salaried work.

Workers will never be free. Bosses will always rule. Asking the state to gift you the privilege of shorter hours and high wages is a fantasy. In the fairy-tale of Cinderella, a poor working girl is whisked off her feet into a glamorous kingdom of wealth and riches. The message is a pathetic hope of vanity and acceptance.

Employees, don’t be slaves! The boss will always reap the rewards of your work. You will never own the products of your work. You will never own your dignity. You will always be owned. ...