Impact of the Budget on the inequality gap
Is the Budget good, bad or neutral on income inequality? Currently there is no official assessment of how Budget measures affect the gap between rich and poor.
Inequality
How soaring inequality contributed to the crash
A similar mechanism was at work in the build-up to the great depression of the 1930s, with a great surge in the concentration of wealth in the United States.
Searching for consensus on how to tackle inequality
There is now a fairly substantial body of evidence showing the ill effects of income inequality on society, but not yet much consensus on what to do about it, particularly given the public’s seemingly contradictory attitude towards the issue; thattest
Gender inequality: Women still earn 20% less than men
An OECD study, published today to mark International Women’s Day, reveals that, globally, women are paid almost a fifth less than men.
Low earning households hit hardest by the recession
Low-income households are the real “squeezed middle”, living right on the very edge of their means & surviving on an average earned household income of £15,800.
Political parties must “rise up” against inequality
As political parties prepare their manifestos, the Marmot review into tackling health inequality is timely. They should all “rise up” against inequalities.
Double-dip: The negative impact of inequality and the recession on young people
Reducing income inequality would improve social mobility and the quality of life for all young people, across the social spectrum.
“Social recession” not quite as Cameron sees it
David Cameron today spoke of a ‘social recession’. Evidence, however, suggests that the social recession goes deeper than moral failure or community breakdown.
Theresa May refuses to defend Thatcher on inequality
Bright Blue held their first public meeting on “Does inequality matter?” Theresa May was unwilling to defend her party’s record on inequality during the 1980s.
New decade; same message: the Tories’ manifesto for the NHS
Cameron’s NHS vision embraces “decentralisation, accountability and transparency”. But it misunderstands inequality and says nothing about standards.