Why scrapping the EHRC isn’t such a radical idea after all
Regardless of the party’s row over antisemitism, Labour will need a stronger approach to tackling prejudice says Lester Holloway.
Inequality
The real problem with Boris Johnson’s Brexit speech
In blaming inequality on immigration, this millionaire has taken hypocrisy to a new level.
I don’t believe we live in a dictatorship. Can I still be a socialist?
In this open letter, Chris Clarke argues why the left needs to drop the idea we live in a ‘dictatorship’ lead by ‘Puppet Masters’.
How one simple change can help reverse inequality in the UK
The ‘socio-economic duty’ is already in law – it just needs to be enacted. There’s no time to waste, write Just Fair’s Dr Koldo Casla and Imogen Richmond-Bishop.
If Debenhams bosses want to cut costs, they should start with their outrageous salaries
The company’s CEO, who looks set to cut 4,000 jobs, earned £1.3m for six months work
The practical response to our society’s widening inequality? A partial basic income
Following Natalie Bennett’s argument for a universal basic income, Karen Buck MP and Declan Gaffney argue there is an easier, more practical option.
Inequality is affecting our mental health – here’s how
Social and economic inequality are not affecting our pockets, but our nation’s mental health too. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson write.
Britain’s health crisis is about poverty – not simply ‘poor choices’
There is a growing health divide in the UK – and austerity has a lot to answer for.
Sunday Times Rich List: Despicable evidence of Britain’s inequality
The gap between the poor and the super rich is growing. Kevin Gulliver writes about how the government could tackle this tragedy.
There’s now proof that workers’ power is good for the economy
More economic democracy – union power, workers’ rights, decentralisation of and democratic engagement in decision-making – creates better productivity and a stronger, more secure economy.