In 2009, the bestselling and award winning book, The Spirit Level, sounded the alarm on the corrosive effects of economic injustice. At a time when only a few academics were exploring this issue, the book provided a comprehensive analysis linking the negative effects of inequality to a wide range of social ills – from higher […]
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Ahead of the King’s Speech, we wrote to every newly-elected MP in the House of Commons and coordinated an open letter calling for the immediate commencement of the socio-economic duty from our #1forEquality campaign group signed by Amnesty, Shelter, the Royal College of Physicians, Resolve Poverty, Equally Ours, Just Fair, and more. We need to […]
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The 2024 King’s Speech is the first of the new government’s, and reported to focus on “Inclusive Growth.” That’s why a key part of it should include enacting the socio-economic duty, finally bringing the last part of the Equality Act 2010 into force and requiring public bodies to focus on the inequalities that result from […]
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The Equality Trust looks forward to working constructively with the new government and would like to congratulate them on a historic victory. After 14 years of austerity and the degradation of our public services, bold and urgent action is required from this Labour government. The UK is one of the most unequal countries in Europe. […]
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Derby, like many cities in the UK, has been struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, as well as the legacy of decades of disinvestment and an unequal system. This inequality manifests in a lot of different ways. Not only is Derby left out of the wealth flowing into the hands of the UK’s richest, who mostly […]
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It’s crucial the next government addresses our inequality crisis, and it’s an all-encompassing crisis: it’s heavily intersectional, affects almost every area of policy, and is itself created by dozens of overlapping factors. There’s many different ways the policies can improve or worsen things. That’s why we decided to assess the manifestos released by the big […]
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Stories for Change has been an opportunity for people to share their lived experiences of structural inequalities in a language and format which encourages more people to discuss the issues described in these stories. Our hope is that people will resonate with these experiences and better understand structural inequalities as the multiple systems, policies and […]
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