Steve Cullen
Sep 12
2009
From Mythmakers and Lawbreakers:
Steve Cullen (n.d.) is the author of The Last Capitalist: A Dream of a New Utopia as well as a non-fiction book exploring the libertarian critique of education, both published by Freedom Press in the UK.
From Ben Beck’s Anarchism and Science Fiction:
Published by London’s anarchist Freedom Press, [The Last Capitalist] is essentially an anarchist utopia set in a future Britain. The story involves a quest for the eponymous capitalist, and contributes greatly to the book’s readability. England has been renamed ‘Atopia’, and is explicitly anarchist, but the state and capitalism have pretty much crumbled world-wide. Alternative polities exist, to reflect local conditions and aspirations; among these is a republic on the Isle of Man, based on delegate democracy. In Atopia everything is voluntary, education is through free schools, and the economy is based on barter. Informed by green principles, technology is nevertheless sufficiently sophisticated to include high-altitude remote-controlled airships, to maintain satellite communications. Social life is fuelled by plenty of real ale (with an explicit admiring nod to CAMRA) and an easy attitude to sex. The book is joyful and optimistic.
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