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economic inequality

June 15, 2015

For solving poverty, giving poor people money is surprisingly effective

In recent years, our understanding of what is meant by the terms poverty and social justice has been manipulated.
March 17, 2015

Inequality 1987-2015: what has changed and what must never change

Sometimes it seems as though nothing much changes.
March 12, 2015

Young people unlikely to attain wealth of previous generation, says study

An LSE-led report finds that youg people have suffered a disproportionally large fall in earnings and are unlikely to reach the levels of wealth of their parents' generation.
March 5, 2015

Quakers call for action to tackle economic inequality

During Quaker Equality Week, Quakers in Britain are calling upon the next government to take urgent action to tackle economic inequality.
February 27, 2015

Quakers aim to spark alternative General Election debate

In the run-up to the General Election, Quakers in Britain aim to stimulate an alternative conversation on topics like justice, democracy and peace, Trident, sustainability and economic inequality.
January 23, 2015

Inequality talk: who wins, who loses, and who acts?

We have suddenly become a world that talks about inequality. That's certainly better than not talking about it. But waxing lyrical about a concern and doing something about it are not the same thing, says Simon Barrow, pointing to the deeper issues calling for action.
January 19, 2015

Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016, claims Oxfam

The wealth of the richest one per cent will overtake that of the other 99 per next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked, Oxfam warns.
January 17, 2015

Austerity for the many, riches for a few

Income inequality has been growing for decades in the UK, extensive evidence reveals. In recent years, so-called ‘austerity’ has served as a smokescreen for even more wealth to be transferred to a handful of millionaires.
October 31, 2014

Oxfam launches global campaign against inequality

Oxfam has announced the launch of 'Even It Up', a major new international campaign and report tackling global inequality and its causes.
February 8, 2014

Living by bread alone: economic growth and the citizen's income

The unexamined orthodoxy of economic growth will ultimately ruin rich and poor alike, says Jill Segger. She argues for the citizen's income as a tool of justice and human flourishing.