Inequality

Does social mobility reduce income inequality?

If you asked most people, they would tell you that in Britain today, mobility is low and inequality is high, writes Lee Savage research and policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation.

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How the Mayor could tackle high pay

Darren Johnson, Green Party member of the London Assembly, calls on London Mayor Boris Johnson to explore the idea of using public sector spending power to exert some influence on private sector pay.

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IFS: Richest to be hit hardest by tax changes in April

The respected economic think tank, the Institute of Fiscal Studies, have released a sneak preview of their annual 'Green Budget', to be launched on Wednesday. What we know so far is that the IFS are saying that tax changes to be brought in in April will cost the richest tenth of households typically 3 per cent of their income, compared to 1 per cent for the general population.

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The bonfire of the inequalities

Matthew Lockwood on the aftershocks of the financial crisis that continue to reverberate through real economies and government budgets around the Western world.

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