Three Monkeys Online

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A Cautionary Tale from the Big Apple

Last night BBC4 screened an solid documentary on the decline of New York City during the 1970s, a steep fall from grace that culminated in the infamous blackout/riot of July 13-14, 1977.The programme offered a survey of some of the factors that brought Gotham to its knees: the collapse of a once-dynamic manufacturing base, the near-simultaneous influx of workers from poorer regions looking for vanishing unskilled jobs, over-mighty unions that dictated the terms of employment, and a complaisant political elite that didn’t have the stomach to look reality in the face. Ummm…anyone know where I can get some candles cheap?