Want to stem rising inequality? It’s time to talk about wealth
The UK could benefit from a citizens’ wealth fund
Tag: Inequality
Economic inequality: Are we at the turning point?
New statistics offer hope—but the accuracy of such figures is notoriously difficult to assess
This squeeze on low income families is cruel—and unsustainable
Rising inflation will combine with crippling benefits cuts to push more children into poverty—unless the Chancellor acts in his autumn budget
The Duel: Is inequality the root of all social ills?
Zoe Williams thinks so—Deirdre McCloskey disagrees
Speed data: Uneven reports on inequality
Jeremy says it is racing away. Theresa says it is falling. They can't both be right, and in fact they're both wrong. But that doesn't mean we don't have an inequality problem
Stopping globalisation won’t halt the rise of inequality
There are other factors at play
Reducing Global Inequality: how do we achieve a fairer world?
Much has been done—but much is left to do
Reducing global inequality starts with every woman, every child
Children should have the same life-chances no matter where they are born
Want to reduce inequality between countries? Increase migration
If richer countries are serious about reducing poverty in poor countries, promoting international migration is a win-win policy
Can reversing inequalities revive politics?
Or can politics reverse inequality?
What is it like to be a woman in the world’s most equal country?
Iceland comes out of a new report on the gender gap very well. Four women from, or based in, the country share their thoughts
Inequality: Good for the rich, bad for the economy?
Four experts give their view at a British Academy debate
Rethinking the “elephant curve”
There is now no excuse for letting our policy-makers off the hook
Tutoring exacerbates inequality—what can be done?
Over the past year, one tenth of all state-educated 11-16 year olds—280,000 pupils—were tutored
The stuck economy
With interest rates at zero, what else can central banks do?
Skyscrapers amid the rubble
Can Beirut rebuild itself despite the region's turmoil? Just maybe, but it won't be government that does it
How poor nations become rich
A successful neighbour helps but not as much as a growing population, finds Duncan Weldon
Are you successful—or just lucky?
A new book sets out the dangers of the "winner takes all" society
