Rolf Harris, Jimmy Saville, Gary Glitter... Our children need education for protection and parents need engaging tools to do this. My Underpants Rule is fun, bright and lively, encouraging toddlers and primary children to empower themselves without causing alarm. "What's under my pants belongs only to me " is reinforced by rhymes and scenarios, ingraining what is appropriate and inappropriate, and what to do in difficult situations. Like a nursery rhyme, reading this book with your child will ensure the lessons stay with them for life.

In the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008, governments around the developed world coordinated policy moves to stimulate economic activity and avert a depression. In subsequent years, however, cuts to public expenditure, or austerity, have become the dominant narrative in public debate on economic policy.

This unique collaboration between economists and linguists examines manifestations of the discourses of austerity as these have played out in media, policy and academic settings across Europe and the Americas. Adopting a critical perspective,...