Turning a Blind Eye

A couple of stories this week made me think of how privileged some of us are, and how we ride on the backs of others. First up was Carole Cadwalladr’s piece in last Sunday’s Observer on the social strata and tensions in Dubai. And lest we think that the society in Western Europe is far removed from building the economy on the backs of slaves, Johann Hari’s piece about Chinese workers in the UK contains similar themes. Pacts with the devil take many forms, and we all turn a blind eye more often that we care to admit.