Look to Sheffield: this is how state and corporate power subverts democracy | George Monbiot | Opinion | The Guardian

Excellent article by @GeorgeMonbiot, dodgy #saveshefftrees #PFI that is putting corporate demands above public need

https://t.co/D8IkHGjMS3

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/24/sheffield-state-corporate-power-subvert-democracy-pfi

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