The market will only ever exploit those in poverty — we need a societal response
Rent-to-own company BrightHouse were recently fined £14m for exploiting customers and repossessing goods.
Inequality
Work isn’t paying: 4 new trends that expose the state of working life in Britain
We’re getting poorer, the gender pay gap isn’t closing and inequality between regions remains rife.
Ban unpaid internships says 72 per cent of public ahead of Lords debate
And 80 per cent think the practice is nepotistic.
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.
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.