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24 January 2010
*LATEST* The Equality Trust in the News

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11 March 2010
*LATEST* The Equality Trust in the News

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29 November 2011
Act Local = Reduce the Gap: ask your local council to help reduce inequality

Find out more about our new campaign.

11 March 2011
Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness is a movement for positive social change. They're aiming to bring together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone.

31 May 2011
Among Equals: read our newsletter

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16 November 2009
Archbishop of Canterbury: higher taxes "good for society"

A divine intervention from Dr Rowan Williams reported in today's Daily Telegraph.

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.

11 November 2009
BMJ editorial - Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson

Read it here

5 May 2009
Bob Holman on social breakdown
Bob Holman writes in the Glasgow Herald about the evidence in The Spirit Level.
14 March 2009
Book of the Week

The Spirit Level, a hard-hitting study of the social effects of inequality, has profound implications, says Lynsey Hanley.

1 February 2010
Broken Britain due to Broken Families?

Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson on Comment is Free

15 December 2009
Call for fundamental rethink of the value of work

Hospital cleaners are worth more to society than city bankers, according to a new method of calculating the value of different jobs published today by nef.

15 January 2010
Caroline Lucas: Where now for Social Democracy in Europe?

Read the full article by Caroline Lucas

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...

28 January 2010
Comment Is Free: Inequality harms all of us

Lesley Riddoch writes that it's not only the poorest who suffer from inequality – in an equal society, fulfilment and health improve for everyone.

Read her article on Comment is Free

10 March 2009
Discussion of The Spirit Level reaches the world of football

Read Richard Williams' sports blog in the Guardian.

Blatter is right for once to fight for an equal playing field

24 November 2009
Discussion on the Today programme of a fairer system of taxation

The main party leaders have been setting out their visions of how to restore growth to the economy after the recession. A report by the left leaning pressure group Compass, criticises the policy of cutting public spending to curtail the recession. The group says gaps in public finances should instead be plugged by tax rises on the richest 10% of society.

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

8 December 2009
Dr Lynne Friedli on the impact of inequality on mental health

Dr Lynne Friedli talks about the impact of inequality on mental health, in a discussion with John Humphrys on the Today Programme - scroll down to 07.33

Listen to the discussion

18 January 2010
Economics is the real divide

Daily Mail comment piece

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