This essay, on globalisation and exploitation, was published in the Observer on 12 May 2024 under the headline “National sovereignty is little defence against the global hunt for profits”. “Do you think you could live on £4.87 an hour?” Liam Byrne, the chair of the Commons business and trade committee, asked Peter Hebblethwaite, the chief executive of P&O Ferries, last Tuesday. “No, I couldn’t,” Hebblethwaite replied. “Why do you think that your staff should have to live on that?” Byrne continued. […]

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