Equality Trust
@equalitytrust.bsky.social
A registered charity that works to improve the quality of life in the UK by reducing economic and social inequality.
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@equalitytrust.bsky.social
· Nov 14
The Spirit Level at 15 - Equality Trust
The Spirit Level changed the debate on inequality in 2009. 15 years on, Profs Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett have expanded their work with new data.
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Inequality's corrosive effects reach into every aspect of life. New data from 'The Spirit Level' authors Profs. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson shows inequality's impact on climate, society, and health.
Read now 👇
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"Around a tenth of Britain’s land has been privatised since 1979. Now if councils want to buy land back they are charged extortionate prices shaped by speculation and scarcity, making it harder for them to afford to build social homes," said @hollies.bsky.social
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Why a land 'fire sale' is making it impossible to build affordable homes
Decades of the privatisation of once-public land is one of the biggest barriers to meeting ambitious housing targets
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January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
"Around a tenth of Britain’s land has been privatised since 1979. Now if councils want to buy land back they are charged extortionate prices shaped by speculation and scarcity, making it harder for them to afford to build social homes," said @hollies.bsky.social
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January 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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@equalitytrust.bsky.social Bless the Equality Trust 4 being brave enough 2 abandon Twitter (or X as the head twit would have us call it) & it's nastiness!
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
@equalitytrust.bsky.social Bless the Equality Trust 4 being brave enough 2 abandon Twitter (or X as the head twit would have us call it) & it's nastiness!
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
Maybe you're doing dry January, Veganuary, or trying something else to live a little better this month. You know who isn't? The richest. The UK's richest produced more carbon in 8 days than 50% of the population use in a year.
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Maybe you're doing dry January, Veganuary, or trying something else to live a little better this month. You know who isn't? The richest. The UK's richest produced more carbon in 8 days than 50% of the population use in a year.
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Local currencies could help Global South countries reclaim control over economic policy and respond to the climate crisis.
Hear from leading experts in a webinar on the topic:
📅 Thursday 22 January
🕠 5:30 pm GMT
Register now to join the discussion:
Hear from leading experts in a webinar on the topic:
📅 Thursday 22 January
🕠 5:30 pm GMT
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Can local currency financing help solve the climate and debt crisis?
Join us for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of expanding local currency financing to tackle the climate and debt crisis
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Local currencies could help Global South countries reclaim control over economic policy and respond to the climate crisis.
Hear from leading experts in a webinar on the topic:
📅 Thursday 22 January
🕠 5:30 pm GMT
Register now to join the discussion:
Hear from leading experts in a webinar on the topic:
📅 Thursday 22 January
🕠 5:30 pm GMT
Register now to join the discussion:
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With a single change, this government will lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty. Scrapping the two-child limit will lift was the best thing to come out of the last budget - and we should never go back.
January 8, 2026 at 10:48 AM
With a single change, this government will lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty. Scrapping the two-child limit will lift was the best thing to come out of the last budget - and we should never go back.
The average FTSE 100 CEO is making 113 times the median full-time worker's wage – but why rely on averages? Our calculator can tell you exactly how long it'll take a CEO to get paid your salary 🫵
Try it now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/ceos-paid-a-full-years-wage-in-just-29-hours/
Try it now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/ceos-paid-a-full-years-wage-in-just-29-hours/
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The average FTSE 100 CEO is making 113 times the median full-time worker's wage – but why rely on averages? Our calculator can tell you exactly how long it'll take a CEO to get paid your salary 🫵
Try it now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/ceos-paid-a-full-years-wage-in-just-29-hours/
Try it now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/ceos-paid-a-full-years-wage-in-just-29-hours/
I can't believe privatised water would fail us in this way. Surely South East Water, which spent more on debt and dividends than infrastructure, is not to blame
Kent water failure was foreseen and could have been stopped, regulator says
Kent water failure was foreseen and could have been stopped, regulator says
Problem at water treatment centre left 24,000 Tunbridge Wells homes without drinking water for two weeks
A failure at a water treatment centre that left tens of thousands of Kent households without water was foreseen weeks before it happened and could have been stopped, the regulator has said.
Twenty-four thousand homes in the Tunbridge Wells area were without drinking water for two weeks from 30 November last year due to a failure at the Pembury water treatment centre. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I can't believe privatised water would fail us in this way. Surely South East Water, which spent more on debt and dividends than infrastructure, is not to blame
What do you do when CEO pay is so out of control that your boss is paid your whole year's wage in just 29 hours? Tax it.
High Pay Centre's proposal would progressively increase a company's corporation tax the more the CEOs is overpaid.
Sign now: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/fatcattax
High Pay Centre's proposal would progressively increase a company's corporation tax the more the CEOs is overpaid.
Sign now: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/fatcattax
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What do you do when CEO pay is so out of control that your boss is paid your whole year's wage in just 29 hours? Tax it.
High Pay Centre's proposal would progressively increase a company's corporation tax the more the CEOs is overpaid.
Sign now: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/fatcattax
High Pay Centre's proposal would progressively increase a company's corporation tax the more the CEOs is overpaid.
Sign now: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/fatcattax
As you're reading this — literally right now — FTSE 100 CEOs have just been paid as much as an entire year's wage for the median full time worker. After just a couple of days back. I haven't even cleared my inbox yet.
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
As you're reading this — literally right now — FTSE 100 CEOs have just been paid as much as an entire year's wage for the median full time worker. After just a couple of days back. I haven't even cleared my inbox yet.
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HPC data shows the FTSE 100 CEO just over two days to earn the median UK worker’s full time annual salary. Average CEO pay is £4.4m — 113× the median worker’s salary of £39,039.
With long-term wage stagnation, how can this possibly be justified?
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
With long-term wage stagnation, how can this possibly be justified?
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
HPC data shows the FTSE 100 CEO just over two days to earn the median UK worker’s full time annual salary. Average CEO pay is £4.4m — 113× the median worker’s salary of £39,039.
With long-term wage stagnation, how can this possibly be justified?
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
With long-term wage stagnation, how can this possibly be justified?
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
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Let's ban the super-rich making super-huge donations; parliamentarians should be accountable to the electorate, not elites. I just signed an @equalitytrust.bsky.social petition to stop them: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... Please consider signing and sharing too
Stop oligarchs buying democracy
Billionaires are gaining too much power over our democracy. It's time to stop it.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Let's ban the super-rich making super-huge donations; parliamentarians should be accountable to the electorate, not elites. I just signed an @equalitytrust.bsky.social petition to stop them: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... Please consider signing and sharing too
Wealth in the UK is extremely concentrated at the top: over half belongs to the richest 10%, while the richest 1% control over a fifth by themselves. But the bottom half of the population – nearly 34 million people – have less than 1/20th between them. This is bad for all of us. It has to change.
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wealth in the UK is extremely concentrated at the top: over half belongs to the richest 10%, while the richest 1% control over a fifth by themselves. But the bottom half of the population – nearly 34 million people – have less than 1/20th between them. This is bad for all of us. It has to change.
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.
The authoritative World Inequality Report 2026, based on data compiled by 200 researchers, also found that the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined, while the poorest half captures less than 10% of total global earnings. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
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Some GOOD NEWS: this week marks the 25th birthday of the UK’s FIRST offshore wind farm! 🥳🎂
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Some GOOD NEWS: this week marks the 25th birthday of the UK’s FIRST offshore wind farm! 🥳🎂
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
We've never had a better Big Give! Thanks to all of you, we smashed through our target with over 500 donations and £51,133 raised. Thank you! We're incredibly grateful to all of you for donating and sharing our message this Christmas 💖
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We've never had a better Big Give! Thanks to all of you, we smashed through our target with over 500 donations and £51,133 raised. Thank you! We're incredibly grateful to all of you for donating and sharing our message this Christmas 💖
There's just one hour left to join the movement for equality by donating in our fundraising drive! Give if you can! Find some spare change! I'll take whatever you have in your pocket at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There's just one hour left to join the movement for equality by donating in our fundraising drive! Give if you can! Find some spare change! I'll take whatever you have in your pocket at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
🎊We're so close!🎊 This is your last chance to double your donation, be part of the movement of the 99% and help us raise that final 1% at https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎊We're so close!🎊 This is your last chance to double your donation, be part of the movement of the 99% and help us raise that final 1% at https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
There's precisely 24 hours left in the Big Give! We have £2100 of matching funds left on the table – we'll use them to double your donation, but we can't use anything left over after 12pm tomorrow!
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There's precisely 24 hours left in the Big Give! We have £2100 of matching funds left on the table – we'll use them to double your donation, but we can't use anything left over after 12pm tomorrow!
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
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🚨 THEY'RE NEARLY THERE! The @equalitytrust.bsky.social fundraiser is closing on their target. Thanks to everyone who has donated. ♥️ The fight against #inequality desperately needs them and their evidence base. YOUR DONATION WILL BE DOUBLED in the next 24 hours or so. One more heave please...!
📢 PLEASE SUPPORT @equalitytrust.bsky.social by donating to their Big Give fundraiser if you can. They're a leading voice campaigning to reduce #inequality in the UK and they really need our help at the moment. Your donation will be DOUBLED until Tuesday. Thank You! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
The UK inequality crisis is harming us all – Big Give
Equality Trust fights extreme inequalities in income, wealth and power. This inequality harms health, breaks communities, fuels the climate crisis …
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December 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🚨 THEY'RE NEARLY THERE! The @equalitytrust.bsky.social fundraiser is closing on their target. Thanks to everyone who has donated. ♥️ The fight against #inequality desperately needs them and their evidence base. YOUR DONATION WILL BE DOUBLED in the next 24 hours or so. One more heave please...!
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Thanks to hundreds of amazing supporters we only have 7k of matched funding left to raise before midday Tuesday.
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Inequality is in every part of the UK down to the land under our feet. We need equally deep structural change to fight it: that's why the Equality Trust exists.
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thanks to hundreds of amazing supporters we only have 7k of matched funding left to raise before midday Tuesday.
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
"What's the most commonly overheard phrase of the moment? Everything is broken." Equality is a long road, but there's hope. Our Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas on why we can win with your help: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-video
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"What's the most commonly overheard phrase of the moment? Everything is broken." Equality is a long road, but there's hope. Our Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas on why we can win with your help: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-video
Thanks to your generosity, we've raised £26,240 of our £50,000 goal with the Big Give Christmas Challenge! We're over halfway – and anything you can donate by 12pm December 9th will be doubled! Donate now: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Thanks to your generosity, we've raised £26,240 of our £50,000 goal with the Big Give Christmas Challenge! We're over halfway – and anything you can donate by 12pm December 9th will be doubled! Donate now: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
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Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Billionaires don't need more money next year, but we do. We're trying to raise the funds we need to campaign for wealth taxes, power over our own political and economic systems, and real investment in people and planet.
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Billionaires don't need more money next year, but we do. We're trying to raise the funds we need to campaign for wealth taxes, power over our own political and economic systems, and real investment in people and planet.