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The Queen and her Guards*
Jayati Ghosh
The aggrandised celebration that marked the Queen?s diamond jubilee was successful in concealing the grim economic realities of the British economy. A disquieting employment situation, discussed in the article, raises concern that it could just be the tip of the iceberg and that a sweatshop scenario that was once regarded as typical of the developing world exists in the UK as well.

* This article was originally published in the Frontline Volume 29 - Issue 12 :: Jun. 16-29, 2012.

June 12, 2012.
 
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