Poor children missing out on chance to develop life skills, report finds
Participation in after school activities like volunteering and debating is falling, especially among children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Inequality
The government just released data showing stark racial inequalities in the UK
The audit release coincides with another study that shows the poorest BME households will see their living standards drop by 20 per cent because of austerity.
The Tories’ plans on free childcare will only widen inequality in the UK
Quantity over quality in early years education is damaging to the poorest children.
Labour should champion a 1940s-style paradigm shift in the economy
The UK economy is not working. Dramatic reform is needed now.
Despite high employment, the economy is not working for everyone
It is no longer generating rising earnings for a majority of the population, and young people today are set to be poorer than their parents.
Only corporate democratisation can stop the growing polarisation of pay in UK
Companies should have a two-tier system of corporate management, a new board of stakeholders balancing out the power of the shareholders.
Men from poor backgrounds twice as likely to be single, study finds
The earnings gap between men from richer and poorer backgrounds is also widening, according to new research by the IFS.
CEO pay has dropped but they still earn 160 times more than the average worker
FTSE 100 chief execs saw their pay decrease 17 per cent this year but they still earn £4.5m on average.
Why the Grenfell tragedy is about inequality
To tackle the crisis at the heart of Grenfell we need to tackle the inequality behind it.
Five reasons we can’t stop worrying about inequality in the UK
Don’t believe the hype: figures showing a fall in inequality don’t give the whole picture.
