The Equality Trust has calculated that in 2026 Britain’s 157 billionaires hold wealth equivalent to 22% of GDP – a staggering increase from just 4% in 1990. Every year the Sunday Times publishes its Rich List, celebrating the obscene wealth of a growing billionaire class. Every year politicians point to GDP growth as proof the […]
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Local council elections are often treated as a footnote to national politics, but your local government makes decisions every day that shape inequality in your community. From housing to social care, planning to procurement local councils hold real powers that can challenge – or entrench – inequality. Candidates will be happy to condemn the record […]
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The war in Iran is a human catastrophe. It may also be the moment Britain finally asks which economic future it wants. Before anything else it is worth pausing on what is actually happening. People are dying. Families are being torn apart. A civilian population is living through something most people cannot begin to imagine. […]
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This blog post is from long-time Trustee Gerry Boyle, who is hugely appreciated for the six years he has given to helping the Equality Trust operate. I have just stood down as a Trustee of the Equality Trust, having served two terms of three years each, the maximum allowed under our constitution. It has certainly […]
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Our rights are not guaranteed. They are protected by laws — and laws can be weakened if politicians rollback our rights. In recent years, politicians have attempted to dilute or replace the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. Conservative governments weakened and removed parts of the Equality Act, left key duties uncommenced, […]
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On the 4th February, Professor Kate Pickett launched her new book, The Good Society, online with our friends at Compass and an all-star guest list comprising Baroness Ruth Lister, George Monbiot, and Caroline Lucas. We were delighted to have over 500 people in attendance to hear about the ways we could start building the more […]
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For many the economy is something unfamiliar and confusing. Something that happens to us, influenced by forces beyond our control or understanding. Changing this is crucial to building real, inclusive economic justice. The economy should serve us, and not the other way round. That’s why we teamed up with volunteers from London to Scotland and […]
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On 29 January, we held a workshop and film screening at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham with one simple goal: re-imagine a better Brum! Led by our intrepid local SED Senior Project Officer Charlie McNeill, we were delighted to be joined by speakers including Kathy Hopkin from Save Birmingham, Dr. Pat Rozbicka from Aston […]
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On 13 January 2026, our Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas spoke at Public Policy Exchange’s event to discuss the recently published Child Poverty Strategy, Tackling Child Poverty: Improving Welfare, Security and Future Prospects. Inequality and child poverty are deeply linked. Her analysis of the strategy found that, although there’s evidence of a welcome shift in beliefs […]
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Title: Senior Digital Engagement OfficerHours: Full time (35 hours a week) – we are open to job shares and part time workSalary: ÂŁ42,064.78Â (3.1% inflationary pay increase from 1st April 2026)Location: London (Vauxhall) – we are open to hybrid working with at least 2 days per week working in personBenefits: closure between Christmas and New […]
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Launching Professor Kate Pickett’s new book The Good Society with George Monbiot, Caroline Lucas and Baroness Ruth Lister Hear more about the barriers that hold our society back from achieving a good society and some thoughts on what can changes can be put in place to reduce inequality and increase standards of living. In her […]
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CEOs at FTSE 100 companies in the UK will enjoy an average pay of ÂŁ4.4 million this year, according to new research from the High Pay Centre, which means they’ll be paid an entire year’s wage for the median full-time worker in just 29 hours. Polling the public has regularly shown that a majority of […]
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Today’s budget was a missed opportunity. Every budget is a collection of political choices; the Chancellor could have chosen in this budget, and in every budget, to confront the reality that inequality is out of control and it’s doing real harm to our democracy, society, and planet. Instead, the Chancellor chose to design this budget […]
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The Equality Trust has reacted to the government’s budget with concern that the inequality it protects will continue to undermine our society. Priya Sahni-Nicholas, Co-Executive Director of the Equality Trust, said: The sources of the UK’s crises – the super rich, oil and gas companies, banks and energy companies – will be pleased with today’s […]
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Introduction The relationship between wealth and democracy has always been uneasy. In principle, democracy rests on political equality, the idea that each citizen’s voice carries equal weight. In practice, vast wealth inequality has created parallel economies of influence. Obscene wealth increasingly dictates who is heard, what issues are prioritised, and whose interests shape policy decisions. […]
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This guest blog was written by our Trustee Dianne Danquah as part of Trustees Week, which celebrates the contributions of volunteers like Dianne. Even before joining in June, Dianne made huge contributions through being a youth advocate. I became a trustee at the Equality Trust earlier this year because I believe everyone deserves to live […]
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This guest blog was written by our Trustees Yamini Cinamon Nair and Tom Allanson (Co-Chairs of the Board), and Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson (Co-founders and Patrons) as part of Trustees Week. This week is intended to celebrate the huge contributions our trustees make to the Equality Trust – so we started by asking them […]
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On 9th October, we held a workshop for local authority members to learn more about the best ways to implement the socio-economic duty – a part of the Equality Act 2010 that may finally be coming into force. We and our expert speakers shared case studies, tips and resources on how to approach the SED […]
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To mark both Challenge Poverty Week and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty we are delighted to welcome our friends from Addressing Poverty through Lived Experience (APLE) Collective to author this guest blog. APLE continue to inspire us with their incredible work putting lived experience at the centre of decision making.  At APLE Collective, we […]
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This blog was written by guest writer Beanica Tripoli as part of our place-based organising work and community reporting project in Brent. As a Politics & International Relations master’s student who has always been passionate about social justice, it has been a privilege to work as a Brent Community Reporter with the Equality Trust. I’ve […]
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This blog was written by guest writer Riham Lotfi as part of our place-based organising work and community reporting project in Brent. Becoming a Brent Community Reporter has been more than just a role — it’s been a personal mission. As a mother, an educator, and a resident of Brent, I’ve always cared about social […]
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This poem was written by guest writer Barbara Kyei as part of our place-based organising work and community reporting project in Brent. Welcome to OUR Brent? Our commonality is for everyone to be welcomed Welcome not for what you are but rather who you are. Welcomed to our city Welcome to our community Welcomed into […]
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Public Procurement: Growing British industry, Jobs and Skills BetterforUs Consultation Response supported by the Structural Inequalities Alliance and Equality Trust Summary This document has been produced by BetterforUs, a national campaign run by Aspire Community Works, a Real Living Wage community business with seventeen years’ experience of delivering public contracts in London and the South […]
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This blog from Caroline Tosal-Suprun as part of our ongoing Community Economist project, which you can read more about here. Read the first blog, What is the Economy? What is a community economist? Someone with no formal training or in-depth knowledge about the economy who wants to be part of challenging economic inequality. By design, […]
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Introduction This response to the government’s call for evidence draws upon the Equality Trust’s research, collaboration with partners, stakeholder insights from place-based and participatory projects, and practitioner insights from the field. We have chosen to address the specific questions where we have the most relevant data and experience to make a contribution. This includes proposals […]
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Introduction In 2017 the 1forEquality campaign was launched. The campaign seeks the effective commencement, implementation and enforcement of Section 1 the Equality Act – the socio-economic duty – across Great Britain in order to improve the fulfilment and protection of everyday rights, and reduce inequality. This response has been developed by members of the campaign […]
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What is the economy? It's a question a lot of us shy away from.
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With over 17 years of experience as a leading expert on equality and human rights, Rebecca has dedicated her career to advancing social justice through policy and legislation. Her current work, which focuses on advising government and parliament on matters relating to employment and children’s rights, has had a significant impact on shaping inclusive public […]
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The below is our submission to the government consultation on the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper. Consultation Questions Chapter 2: Reforming the structure of the health and disability benefits system 1. What further steps could the Department for Work and Pensions take to make sure the benefit […]
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Jacob Smith is a housing-finance specialist at Bristol City Council, where he uses data to keep rents fair and strengthen social housing. As Treasurer of his local party he manages budgets that power grassroots campaigns and brings evidence on wealth inequality to doorsteps and community halls. A regular speaker on the human cost of austerity, […]
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Rosie Murphy is a midwife with expertise in tackling inequalities of care in NHS maternity services and across the wider NHS system. Rosie graduated as a midwife from Leeds University in 2009 and her first midwifery posts were in London. It was the contrast in population needs and service provision that first highlighted to her […]
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Every human deserves a good life and I am dedicated to fighting for this. At University, I studied Sociology with a specialism in Race and Global Politics, which refined by critical analysis skills. Society is increasingly suffocating for marginalised groups, while those in power hoard resources. Things need to change today. I currently work in […]
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Milla is Head of Maths at the London Screen Academy, a film and TV sixth form college dedicated to increasing diversity and access to opportunity in the creative industries. Having trained through Teach First, she entered the teaching profession with a hope to tackle education inequalities in the classroom, and continues this work as a […]
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Hannah is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Sheffield, where her research critically examines socially patterned inequities in health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on children, young people, and families. She is driven by a commitment to understanding and addressing the environmental, social, and political factors that influence health. This […]
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I am a civil servant living in London since 2017, with a focus on climate and people. I am Franco-American, but have recently become a UK citizen, and very keen to partake in making this country and more equal and inclusive place. I have been lucky to mentor many colleagues, improve D&I in the civil […]
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Prior to qualifying in Community Development Chris worked with homeless people and did youth work. Since 1990 Chris has focussed on equality working in and running Race Equality Councils and setting up and running health advocacy projects. Chris joined the Commission for Racial Equality in 2002 before moving to the Disability Rights Commission where he […]
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Aliyah Green is a racial and environmental justice facilitator, interested in justice movements and anti-oppression work generally. With a focus on empowering young people, Aliyah supports the development of their campaigning skills and delivers political education programs designed to inspire and equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to make systemic change. She is […]
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Samia Khatun is an INGO, Social Justice and Global Health professional with extensive senior leadership, organisational governance and executive management experience. She currently works as Head of Programmes at King’s Global Health Partnerships where she is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of its programmes, partnerships and operations which includes the London based […]
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Sam is a research and evaluation expert with experience in the charity sector. Currently working within the Insights team at Youth Music, he collects and analyses data from the grassroots music network. These findings are used to evaluate impact and reinforce evidence-led decision making, with the aim of supporting marginalised young people to make and […]
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has delivered a spending review, releasing a large amount of money for capital investment while also committing to further spending cuts in order to meet the UK’s self-imposed fiscal rules. This wasn’t ever going to be something that challenged the UK’s failed systems of inequality, but there are points […]
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Introduction For the past 35 years, various governments have claimed to have variations on a similar set of goals for the UK economy: decarbonise; spread more wealth and growth out of London; end the housing crisis; encourage the growth of new (and frequently greener) industries; and to encourage stronger communities. It’s proved seemingly impossible for […]
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Equality is a holistic goal. Inequality affects, and is affected by, so many overlapping areas of life that understanding it requires knowledge from every part of life. That’s why we’re launching a series of videocasts with guest experts, thinkers, and activists from across the equality movement to explore their perspective on inequality in greater detail. […]
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Vanessa is the Equality Trust’s Senior Project Officer. She champions the meaningful implementation of the Socio-Economic Duty (SED) to help build a fairer society. She represents the Equality Trust on the SED Expert Advisory Group to the Cabinet Office, the #1forEquality alliance and Make Equality Real campaign coalition. Key to her work is centring the […]
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Background Wealth is deeply unequal in the UK and getting more so; recent analysis also suggests this increase is particularly stark for younger generations. Within that inequality, the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey indicates a large ethnic wealth inequality. Household wealth holdings by ethnicity vary enormously, from a low of ÂŁ34,000 where the head of […]
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Billionaires are thriving, corporations have raked in massive profits off our cost of living crisis, and global shareholder payouts are the highest they’ve ever been. Yet we’re being asked to swallow billions in cuts.Â
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Thank you so much for your interest in becoming a trustee of the Equality Trust – we are really excited to be growing our team as we continue our work to challenge concentrations of income, wealth and power so that everyone can have a good life. 2024 was a pivotal year for the Equality Trust, […]
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“When Germany sneezes, Europe catches a cold” We’re in the grip of a worldwide inequality crisis and growth in support for the far right. The two are inextricably linked and share common features – which means there’s a lot we should learn from this week’s elections in Germany. The election saw a historic rise in […]
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Here is a list of all the countries in the world that fully privatised their water and sewerage systems: Now, here is a list of the countries with massive bill hikes, water companies teetering on the edge of collapse, and sewage dumping crises: Nobody else did this! It’s worth remembering our unique experiment in giving […]
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As part of our campaign to commence to socio-economic duty, we’re asking supporters to write to their MP about Early Day Motion 258. This EDM calls for the socio-economic duty to be commenced in the strongest way, alongside consultation from trade unions, campaigners, and community groups. MPs from any party can sign this EDM! You […]
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2024 was an eventful year, and that wasn’t always a good thing. We know what we need to solve inequality in 2024 – community wealth-building, taxation of the super-rich, democratic ownership, action on the climate crisis, a fair political system, and tackling corporate profiteering – and the UK could do it now if our politicians […]
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