Is competition killing us?

<p>Whatever else they argue about, most politicians agree on one thing: competition just makes everything better. <strong>But does it?</strong> In her new book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Competition-Killing-Us-Business-Harming/dp/0241423015/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=michelle+meagher&amp;qid=1600975670&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Competition is Killing Us: How Big Business is Harming Our Society and Planet</em></a>, <strong>Michelle Meagher</strong> describes why she quit a job as a market regulator –&nbsp;literally promoting competition –&nbsp;to argue that companies should be made to stop offloading their costs on society, give up obsessing over shareholder value, and make capitalism work for people and the planet.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><br></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>