Equality
The left is right to fawn over Piketty’s Capital
For all the FT’s attempted hatchet job, the left is right to fawn over Capital in the 21st Century.
If we really want gender equality, we have to change the electoral system itself
The argument that parliament would be flooded with a series of token women hardly stands up to scrutiny.
We have an opportunity to build a positive legacy for women and girls in Afghanistan
Labour must be a tireless champion of efforts to stamp out sexual violence in Afghanistan.
Why the gap between rich and poor has narrowed. And why it won’t last
The narrowing of inequality is almost certainly a temporary blip.
Meritocracy is a myth
A disadvantaged child will nearly always and everywhere become a disadvantaged adult.
The top 1 per cent are pulling away
The richest 1 or 2 per cent are becoming increasingly removed from everybody else.