Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 21 October 2009

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Submitted by Bill Kerry on 20 May 2010

Bristol Festival of Ideas' book prize won by The Spirit Level...

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 4 February 2010

Apply now for three-year full-time PhD studentship: Social Gradients of Child Wellbeing in Relation to Inequality. Closing date 26th February.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 29 April 2010

The April edition of our quarterly supporter newsletter Among Equals is out now. Read it here.

Submitted by Bill Kerry on 2 November 2010

This week we learned that Boardroom pay rose by 55% over the year to June 2010 fuelling a rise in inequality that - if the analysis of a prize-winning economist is correct - could lead to another economic crash.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 27 May 2010

One Society is looking for a volunteer to help them research and plan new campaign opportunities; as well as assist with updating their website and campaign tools, plus muck in with other tasks as necessary.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 21 July 2010

Responding to the new report by Peter Saunders, published today by Policy Exchange, Professor Richard Wilkinson & Professor Kate Pickett said:

"We welcome open debate of our findings that more equal societies do better, but Peter Saunders' analysis contains serious methodological errors. There are many peer reviewed analyses of relationships with inequality carried out by other researchers which support The Spirit Level's conclusions. In particular there is substantial evidence elsewhere that infant mortality, life expectancy, violence, trust, social capital and school bullying are all worse in more unequal societies. The evidence for the benefits of greater income equality remains compelling."

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 15 July 2010

Join Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson at the RSA next Thursday,  where they will be answering The Spirit Level's critics face to face.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 25 August 2011

The UK's first festival of social justice will take place next month, organised by the Dartington Hall Trust. 

Interrogate! festival 2011 will take a fresh look at income inequality, its impact and what we can all do about it. Through performance, music, debate, comedy, film, workshops, podcast and ideas, the festival aims to inspire people to take action.

For further information and to book please visit www.dartington.org/interrogate

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 18 March 2010

A group of British churches are urging their members, with combined assets of £12 billion, to invest only in companies where the highest paid worker is not more than 75 times that of the average pay of the lowest paid staff. Bill Seddon, chief executive of the Methodist Church's central finance board, explains the guidance on BBC Radio 4 Today.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 17 February 2011

The urgent problems of low wages, pay inequality and lack of affordable housing in London were addressed yesterday evening, when London assembly member Darren Johnson hosted a debate at City Hall to ask whether the widening gap between the city's rich and poor can be reversed and what Assembly members and the Mayor can do about it.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 2 December 2011

Richard Wilkinson's article for Comment is Free on the release of official figues for 'happiness'.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 4 September 2009

In her address today to the Green Party's annual conference, party leader Caroline Lucas named the need for a more equal society as integral to addressing climate change.

Submitted by Bill Kerry on 7 October 2011

A quiet and rather strange week for the Conservatives in Manchester where talk of inequality was rather thin on the ground...

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 17 August 2009

The following report from the Co-ops UK Annual Conference, held at the end of June, was kindly supplied by Bob Cannell of SUMA. It appears the co-operative sector is in rude health compared to the mainstream economy.

Some statistics:

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 23 June 2011

Co-operatives Fortnight begins this Saturday. Find out more

Submitted by Bill Kerry on 16 February 2010

Bill Kerry welcomes but then queries Conservative proposals on co-ops in the public sector.

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 9 April 2010

Conservative Leader David Cameron writes in today's Guardian: "The government plays an important role in helping to shape society, so if we win the election we will set up a fair pay review to investigate pay inequality in the public sector."

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 20 August 2010

Due to holidays, The Equality Trust will be very short-staffed between 23rd and 31st August 2010. For urgent enquiries please contact bill.kerry@equalitytrust.org.uk

Submitted by Kathryn Busby on 30 April 2010

Due to holidays, The Equality Trust will be very short-staffed between 3rd and 24th May 2010.

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