Simon Elmer is a Director of Architects for Social Housing (ASH), a Community Interest Company which organises collectives of architects, engineers and other professionals to work on individual projects.
Very early on in the pandemic, Simon recognised that the changes that we were witnessing, particularly the coercive behaviour of the State, were not a temporary phenomenon but actually part of a deep seated process. In his early blogs he spoke about the collectivisation of individuals and the creation of a “biosecurity state”. Initially, even we found this concept hard to accept, but Simon’s work is meticulously well researched and well written.
In the interview we talk about Simon’s motivation for writing the book and discuss the unpleasant censorship that he himself was subjected to do by the Architects Registration Board. We cover important subjects, but in a clear and engaging manner. We discuss the road to fascism and why it is important that we rejected the Davos designed dystopia. We are talk about the merger of State and corporate interests and the appearance of “woke” as a new totalitarian religion. For anyone who wants to understand the structural forces in play in society today this interview is a much watch.
We hope that you enjoy it!
