Anti-Capitalism Talk

Once a year, a bizarre ritual takes place in West Yorkshire. The Masters in Business Studies course at Huddersfield University invites me to give a lecture on the anti-capitalist movement. Basically, I am given free range to abuse the system, and abuse those who are about to become significant players in that system. I start with some personal experiences of dealing with corporations, followed by a fierce critique of Corporate Social Responsibility. Then I introduce key texts of the post 'Battle for Seattle' generation - Joel Bakan's 'The Corporation' and Naomi Klein's amazing 'The Shock Doctrine'.

The question and answer bit is always the most interesting, as people try to catch me out, and attempt to justify their own lifestyle choices. The battle always comes down to one question 'do you think that humans are basically good or fundamentally selfish'. My answer is always the same - what is yours?