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Inequality

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?
Economics

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?

If you're worried about money, here's a way to make some
Joe Lycett
Paul McNamee

If you're worried about money, here's a way to make some

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
Book reviews

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s
the perfect golden circle
Book reviews

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain
John Bird

Liz Truss takes the credit for my idea, but the underlying causes of inequality remain

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers - and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals

Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers - and the gap only widens as they get older

Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can't afford essentials let alone luxuries
Young people/ Cost of living crisis/ Image of Sophie and Luyanda
Cost of living crisis

Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can't afford essentials let alone luxuries

Charity fighting social exclusion in Bristol receives funding boost
Phoenix Social Enterprise
Social Justice

Charity fighting social exclusion in Bristol receives funding boost

Cost of living crisis 'deepening racial inequality' with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty
Image of man in Brick Lane/ Cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis 'deepening racial inequality' with 4 in 10 non-white Londoners in poverty

Exclusive: Women's safety funding 'doesn't scratch the surface' of tackling male violence
A sign reading
Violence against women

Exclusive: Women's safety funding 'doesn't scratch the surface' of tackling male violence

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind
Levelling up/ Image of Leeds
Levelling up

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind

Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest
Childcare

Poorest parents spend three times more on childcare than the richest

The south London café helping people with learning difficulties into work
Cafe Van Gogh
Hospitality

The south London café helping people with learning difficulties into work

UK heatwave: Poorest suffer most during extreme temperatures, campaigners warn
Heatwave

UK heatwave: Poorest suffer most during extreme temperatures, campaigners warn

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
Child poverty

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones

'We all changed the world in our own ways': How the first London Pride march changed lives
Social Justice

'We all changed the world in our own ways': How the first London Pride march changed lives

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
BetterPod: Darren McGarvey on how remote politics has wrecked Britain
Darren McGarvey on BetterPod
inequality

BetterPod: Darren McGarvey on how remote politics has wrecked Britain

Darren McGarvey: 'Austerity was class war. I want to hit back'
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
inequality

Darren McGarvey: 'Austerity was class war. I want to hit back'

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents
Social mobility

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents

What you need to know about UK inequality
People marching against austerity and inequality
Social Justice

What you need to know about UK inequality

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