How far will this week’s budget go in ‘levelling up’ the UK in line with the government’s stated aims? Whilst much of the public debate has centred on what changes …
10 brilliant questions you asked about Oxfam’s inequality report
Oxfam InternationalOxfam’s new inequality report, which reveals that the world’s billionaires —just 2,153 people— have more wealth than 4.6 billion people, is making headlines across the globe. Since we launched our report, …
Making care count: Valuing work and wellbeing over wealth
Julie Thekkudan, Anam Parvez Butt and Clare CoffeyWe are heading into increasingly stormy times. Times when caring for each other will become more critical and challenging. By 2025, economies will be in crisis response mode, coping with …
The intersection of inequality and climate change
Dustin BarterDustin Barter reflects on the glaring contrast between his recent experience of the California wildfires, and the harsh realities of climate change for many. Both inequality and climate change are …
Building a human economy requires more than a quick fix to corporate governance
Alex MaitlandAlex Maitland explores what business can do to help make a fairer economy that works for everyone. Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to “build an economy that works for …
Extreme inequality and the push for an alternative future
Deborah HardoonDeborah Hardoon introduces our new report, ‘An Economy for the 99%‘ and argues that extreme inequality and a crisis in economics have created the appetite for an alternative vision for …
The gap widens between the UKs national living wage and the real living wage
Amy HillIt is ever more clear that employment is not an automatic route out of poverty in the UK. In this blog, Amy Hill outlines the difference between the national living …
What can tech do for tax justice?
Sue MooreHow can we use technology to support the work towards better fiscal systems and the citizens they affect? Sue Moore takes us through a recent hackathon in Kenya, run with …
Tax transparency and the developing world
Radhika SarinThis blog lays out how the global corporate tax system affects the developing world and why ActionAid, Christian Aid and Oxfam are calling for change in their recent paper, Getting …