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11 November 2009
BMJ editorial - Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson

Read it here

11 November 2009
Our letter to the Guardian

A letter from Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson to the Guardian was published this morning

8 November 2009
Pressure builds for radical reform of tax system to tackle wealth inequality

A fierce debate within the government on how to tackle entrenched wealth inequality – possibly through a high pay commission or a tax on assets – is to be ignited by a report ordered by Harriet Harman, the Labour deputy leader and the minister responsible for equalities.

5 November 2009
Equality, not education, is the key to individual transformation

"Political parties fail to understand or address the root causes of the country's failing education system" writes Lynsey Hanley

5 November 2009
Interview: Why inequality is bad for you

Read an interview with Kate Pickett in the Radical Anthropology Journal

5 November 2009
Sheffield: A city split for rich and poor

Divisions between rich and poor in Sheffield are growing wider - with the situation today worse than it was 40 years ago, a shock new report reveals.

1 November 2009
Warren Buffett on Bonuses and Equality

Interesting thoughts from the Sage of Omaha here ...

23 October 2009
Diversity and equality are not the same thing

"Racism, homophobia and sexism are on the wane, but Britain is more unequal than ever" writes Deborah Orr

14 October 2009
Co-operative Economists Win Nobel Prize

Here's a major coup for new co-operative economic thinking over old competitive economics - you can read more here...

12 October 2009
Inequality is the source of our schools gap

Read the Observer's Editorial

8 October 2009
Inequality caused the 'broken society'

Read a report from the Guardian's Anne Perkins about our fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday.

2 September 2009
Goodbye social democracy, hello economic democracy

Bill Kerry writes for Labour List about the limits of social democracy and the need for economic democracy.

30 July 2009
Rich and poor gap 'remains high'

The gap between rich and poor 'remains high' according to new Office for National Statistic figures, reports the BBC

22 July 2009
Greater equality of opportunity and social mobility will not end poverty

Read Bill Kerry's Oxfam blog

22 July 2009
Social mobility and political inertia

Ekklesia's Associate Director Symon Hill writes about the need for social and economic egalitarianism.

21 July 2009
Beware the liberal drift. Equality, always

Read Labour MP John Cruddas' comment piece in the Guardian.

Which way forward for the left? We must tackle society's glaring wealth and income inequalities.

21 July 2009
The Spirit Level - recommended holiday reading

The Spirit Level has been picked by the Guardian as one of their best summer reads.

16 July 2009
Thinking Allowed: Is an unequal society bad for your health?

Thinking Allowed on BBC Radio 4, broadcast Wednesday 16th July and available to Listen Again for 7 days.

Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.

8 July 2009
The end of tax and spend

Read Bill Kerry's Oxfam blog

Only economic democracy can end this sterile tax and spend debate and truly address inequality and poverty.

 

5 July 2009
The battle for Labour's soul starts and ends with equality

The party's post-credit crunch stance on social justice and poverty will define its future for generations to come.

Read and comment on Jackie Ashley's article.

 

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