Meritocracies and other fairy stories.

As a kid, I loved a fantasy adventure. The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe was probably my favourite book.

The good guys win in the end, don’t they? In kids’ stories, sure but in real life, not always.

But who are the good guys?

The ones like you and me, of course! The average Derek and Debs, trying to create a life that doesn’t spit in our eye and grind us into the dirt. And if we’re decent and qualified—and *work hard*, we’ll go far because that’s how we get…