欧文·彼得·琼斯是英国左翼报纸专栏作家、政治评论员、记者和工党活动家。他为《卫报》写专栏，并为《新政治家》和《论坛报》撰稿。他以前是《独立报》的专栏作家。
It is easier to diagnose a crisis than to cure it, of course.
当然，诊断危机比治愈危机更容易。
For the well-heeled elites, the 90s and 00s were a non-stop party with no hangover: even after the financial crash, the fortunes of Britain's 1,000 richest families more than doubled.
对于富有的精英们来说，90年代和00年代是一个没有后遗症的不间断聚会：即使在金融危机之后，英国1000个最富有家庭的财富也翻了一番多。
When those with wealth and power fear that their privilege is even mildly challenged, they invariably clothe themselves in the garbs of victimhood.
当那些拥有财富和权力的人害怕自己的特权受到轻微的挑战时，他们总是穿着受害者的服装。
Capitalism has proved its ability to adapt: at a time when so many younger people quite legitimately feel that the economic system doesn't work for them, big business appealing to their sense of idealism is a savvy move.
资本主义证明了它的适应能力：在这么多年轻人相当合理地认为经济体系对他们不起作用的时候，吸引他们理想主义意识的大企业是一个精明的举动。
For years, media moguls and campaigns bankrolled by the rich have fed the lie that migrants are the cause of injustices propagated by the powerful: the failure to build housing, the strain on public services by cuts, the lack of secure jobs, the decline in real wages.
多年来，媒体大亨和由富人资助的运动助长了这样一个谎言：移民是权贵宣扬的不公正的原因：住房建设的失败，削减公共服务的压力，缺乏有保障的工作，实际工资的下降。
From a very young age, boys are taught that real men get into fights, say demeaning things about girls and women, show extraordinary athletic prowess, avoid looking studious, don't do anything to display supposed emotional 'weakness' and prioritise competition over cooperation.
从很小的时候起，男孩就被教导，真正的男人会打架，说贬低女孩和女人的话，表现出非凡的运动能力，避免看起来好学，不要做任何事情来表现出所谓的情感“弱点”，优先考虑竞争而不是合作。
Poverty damages the educational potential of children, whether through stress or poor diet, while overcrowded, poor-quality housing has the same impact too.
贫困损害了儿童的教育潜力，无论是由于压力还是不良饮食，而过度拥挤、质量差的住房也有同样的影响。
If sharp-elbowed parents are no longer able to buy themselves out of state education, they are incentivised to improve their local schools.
如果尖利的家长再也买不起州立教育，他们就会被鼓励改善当地的学校。