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The banks are using their political influence to defend the interests of their highest-paid employees
Capitalism's legitimacy will disintegrate if a tiny elite are allowed to capture the rewards of growth for themselves.
Proof that inequality is also bad for your boss
Strikes, work-related illnesses and staff turnover are more common in organisations with bigger gaps between the highest and lowest earners.
The failure of the Swiss referendum demonstrates the need to tackle high pay globally
This weekend Swiss voters rejected a referendum proposal to cap pay for top bosses at 12 times the pay of their lowest-paid employees.
Fraser Nelson is wrong about the deserving rich
On Friday, the Daily Telegraph published an article by Fraser Nelson arguing, essentially, that we should not make a fuss about the rise of the super-rich.
The greed of the executives and their cosiness to government enables high pay culture
So it is not the acquiescence of the general population that enables executive pay and levels of inequality to keep increasing. It is the greed of the executives themselves, and their cosiness with a government too weak to take them on.
Budget 2013: Reducing inequality should be at the forefront of Osborne’s mind today
The defining societal trend in the UK over the past 30 years has been the growth in inequality, with an ever higher share of the national income captured by a wealthy elite, while the wages of ordinary working people stagnate. Redressing the balance need not come at a cost to enterprise.