Inequality is worse than you think. And yes, we have the data
Blog / 18th February 2017Extreme inequality traps people in poverty and must be stopped. Even the World Bank agrees that eliminating poverty will be impossible unless we simultaneously act to close the gap between rich and poor, writes Nick Galasso for Oxfam International.
Money has been flowing out of developing countries for over a decade: UN report
Blog / 17th February 2017The latest set of disturbing data from the UN shows that finance has been flowing out of developing countries at least since 2004, with sobering implications explains Jesse Griffiths from Eurodad.
The great British make off: how a new materialism can give us back control
Blog / 25th January 2017The New Economics Foundation has long made the case for a richer relationship with ‘stuff’ that can help turn the tables on our abusive consumer culture. The good news is that a new form of materialism is already emerging; everywhere people are beginning to make, do, share and get involved, writes Ruth Potts.
Open letter to President-elect Trump: negotiate nuclear zero
Blog / 18th January 2017As president of the United States, you will have the grave responsibility of assuring that nuclear weapons are not overtly threatened or used during your term of office. The most certain way to fulfill this responsibility is to negotiate with the other possessors of nuclear weapons for their total elimination.
A shared society has to offer hope, opportunity and social justice not fear, inequality and austerity
Blog / 13th January 2017A genuinely “Shared Society” requires the redistribution of power, wealth and income. But there is no value in sharing austerity, inequality and hardship, writes John Tizard.