Begging business for a pay rise is meaningless while David Cameron attacks trade unions
Empowered workers with real rights can achieve pay rises more effectively than ad hoc pleading
Inequality
Why Bill Gates’ ‘big bet for the future’ is wrong
The world’s richest man has a solution to Africa’s hunger problem – and it’s not a good one
Private pupils rule the roost – and not just in politics
When politics is so unrepresentative is it any wonder we switch off?
Big Society has failed those it promised to help
Despite Cameron’s promises we are heading towards a more divided society
Renewed calls for Living Wage sparked by 8.1 million people on inadequate income
Stagnating wages and job insecurity put households at risk of unacceptably low income, says new report
Inclusive prosperity must mean pain for the 1 per cent. But no politician is brave enough
The interests of the banker and his cleaner are worlds apart
A rising tide does not lift all boats: why we need to declare war on inequality
We need to restructure the economy so that growth is driven by investment in infrastructure, creating the well-paid jobs we need to ensure working people get a fair deal.
Fatcat Tuesday: Executive pay has already overtaken your earnings for the entire year
And pay inequality is worse this year than last.
2015 must be the year we address wealth inequality
When the Economist asks “Why aren’t the poor storming the barricades?” something has gone badly wrong.
Forget immigration, the big issue in 2015 should be the death of social mobility
By accepting vast inequalities of wealth, the political class has acquiesced in the erosion of opportunity