Stolen Quotes

“After decades of capitalist realism, it would be possible to imagine a world based on cooperation rather than competition, on mutual aid rather than exploitation, and on stewardship of our common resources rather than ruthless extraction.”
― Grace Blakeley, Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation

“But the financial crisis exposed many of our political and business leaders for what they are: self-interested, exploitative, and reckless elites, who would rather see the planet burn than sacrifice an iota of their wealth.”
― Grace Blakeley, Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation

“The disdain directed at those who attempt to create political change outside of the “civilised” institutions of liberal democracy involves a total failure to understand that those institutions no longer work —”
― Grace Blakeley, Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation

“the removal of significant portions of economic policymaking from the realm of democratic accountability has served to facilitate policy capture by elites.”
― Grace Blakeley, Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation