Equality Trust
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· 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 👇
Read now 👇
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Ending the two-child benefit cap in today's budget is huge, wonderful news for the 500,000 children lifted out of poverty and the 1 million who will face less deep poverty. But the other 4.1m children in poverty deserve the same. This was the right start: now do the rest.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ending the two-child benefit cap in today's budget is huge, wonderful news for the 500,000 children lifted out of poverty and the 1 million who will face less deep poverty. But the other 4.1m children in poverty deserve the same. This was the right start: now do the rest.
The sources of the crises in our society – the super rich, oil and gas companies, banks and energy companies – will be delighted that today's budget chooses to protect them and tax us instead.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The sources of the crises in our society – the super rich, oil and gas companies, banks and energy companies – will be delighted that today's budget chooses to protect them and tax us instead.
Every budget is a collection of political choices. This one chose to double down on a broken system. Protecting billionaires at the expense of the rest of us will entrench inequality and further undermine peoples' faith in the system.
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Every budget is a collection of political choices. This one chose to double down on a broken system. Protecting billionaires at the expense of the rest of us will entrench inequality and further undermine peoples' faith in the system.
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“Scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap is a victory for thousands of working families. But the government must go further and faster if it wants to fix Britain." Christina McAnea, UNISON
UNISON budget response: unsn.uk/4ikScG1
UNISON budget response: unsn.uk/4ikScG1
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap is a victory for thousands of working families. But the government must go further and faster if it wants to fix Britain." Christina McAnea, UNISON
UNISON budget response: unsn.uk/4ikScG1
UNISON budget response: unsn.uk/4ikScG1
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"The cost of high energy bills must be tackled at source" Rachel Reeves says at #Budget2025
That means ENDING PRIVATISATION
That means ENDING PRIVATISATION
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"The cost of high energy bills must be tackled at source" Rachel Reeves says at #Budget2025
That means ENDING PRIVATISATION
That means ENDING PRIVATISATION
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👀💼 The govt will deliver its new #Budget2025 today at 12:30.
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
👀💼 The govt will deliver its new #Budget2025 today at 12:30.
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
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Also, Norway set up a sovereign wealth fund from the profits of gas and oil extraction that is now topping out at $2 trillion; where is the UK's?! There isn't one.
"But, Neil, where have all those trillions of £'s gone?" I hear you ask.👇
"But, Neil, where have all those trillions of £'s gone?" I hear you ask.👇
The super-rich have thrived at our expense over the last 35 years. This much wealth in the hands of 156 people is corrosive to the public good. Today's budget must take steps towards a system where billionaires do not exist!
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Also, Norway set up a sovereign wealth fund from the profits of gas and oil extraction that is now topping out at $2 trillion; where is the UK's?! There isn't one.
"But, Neil, where have all those trillions of £'s gone?" I hear you ask.👇
"But, Neil, where have all those trillions of £'s gone?" I hear you ask.👇
Ending the two-child benefit cap in today's budget is huge, wonderful news for the 500,000 children lifted out of poverty and the 1 million who will face less deep poverty. But the other 4.1m children in poverty deserve the same. This was the right start: now do the rest.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ending the two-child benefit cap in today's budget is huge, wonderful news for the 500,000 children lifted out of poverty and the 1 million who will face less deep poverty. But the other 4.1m children in poverty deserve the same. This was the right start: now do the rest.
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We brought the voices of 68,749 people to Downing Street today📣 - thank you to @richardburgon.bsky.social and @simonforstroud.bsky.social for joining us!
To everyone who signed, shared, or emailed their MP - thank you so much 💚
Fingers crossed for #TaxTheBanks in the Budget on Wednesday 🤞
To everyone who signed, shared, or emailed their MP - thank you so much 💚
Fingers crossed for #TaxTheBanks in the Budget on Wednesday 🤞
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We brought the voices of 68,749 people to Downing Street today📣 - thank you to @richardburgon.bsky.social and @simonforstroud.bsky.social for joining us!
To everyone who signed, shared, or emailed their MP - thank you so much 💚
Fingers crossed for #TaxTheBanks in the Budget on Wednesday 🤞
To everyone who signed, shared, or emailed their MP - thank you so much 💚
Fingers crossed for #TaxTheBanks in the Budget on Wednesday 🤞
The super-rich have thrived at our expense over the last 35 years. This much wealth in the hands of 156 people is corrosive to the public good. Today's budget must take steps towards a system where billionaires do not exist!
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The super-rich have thrived at our expense over the last 35 years. This much wealth in the hands of 156 people is corrosive to the public good. Today's budget must take steps towards a system where billionaires do not exist!
Don't do household accounting, don't reduce people to just taxpayers or benefit recipients, remember just how wildly unequal our society is, and maybe don't use biscuits: our advice for talking about today's budget helpfully.
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/how-to-talk-about-the-budget/
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/how-to-talk-about-the-budget/
How to Talk About the 2025 Budget - Equality Trust
How can you avoid common pitfalls in talking about the 2025 budget? We've got 5 key tips for making sure you help people understand the UK's situation
equalitytrust.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Don't do household accounting, don't reduce people to just taxpayers or benefit recipients, remember just how wildly unequal our society is, and maybe don't use biscuits: our advice for talking about today's budget helpfully.
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/how-to-talk-about-the-budget/
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/how-to-talk-about-the-budget/
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Today is European Equal Pay Day.
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Today is European Equal Pay Day.
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
The gender pay gap robs women workers of their pay from now until the end of the year.
The Pay Transparency Directive is our tool to close the gap — but only if it’s made a reality on the ground. We demand action: no delays, no derogations!
People with disabilities face huge barriers to accessing work – and when they are working, are underpaid by an average of £4,000 a year. But employers don't even need to report their disability pay gaps, let alone work to close them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
People with disabilities face huge barriers to accessing work – and when they are working, are underpaid by an average of £4,000 a year. But employers don't even need to report their disability pay gaps, let alone work to close them.
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Taxing the rich could raise billions in the next budget – but that's far from the only reason to do it. Taxing the richest is popular, fair, and necessary to start making society more equal and our economy work better for everyone. Here's why:
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Taxing the rich could raise billions in the next budget – but that's far from the only reason to do it. Taxing the richest is popular, fair, and necessary to start making society more equal and our economy work better for everyone. Here's why:
Taxing the rich could raise billions in the next budget – but that's far from the only reason to do it. Taxing the richest is popular, fair, and necessary to start making society more equal and our economy work better for everyone. Here's why:
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Taxing the rich could raise billions in the next budget – but that's far from the only reason to do it. Taxing the richest is popular, fair, and necessary to start making society more equal and our economy work better for everyone. Here's why:
Who do you side with? The Telegraph's How I Spent It column or Ursula K. Le Guin?
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Who do you side with? The Telegraph's How I Spent It column or Ursula K. Le Guin?
For Trustee Week, we asked our hard-working trustees to tell us how they felt about the UK's situation and the Equality Trust's mission to build a more equal society.
Read more: equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/wh...
Read more: equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/wh...
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
For Trustee Week, we asked our hard-working trustees to tell us how they felt about the UK's situation and the Equality Trust's mission to build a more equal society.
Read more: equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/wh...
Read more: equalitytrust.org.uk/news/blog/wh...
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📣 The economy must work for the people who keep the country running, not corporations and billionaires.
Ahead of the Budget later this month, we brought this message to the streets of London. Watch our new video from the day thousands marched to say: tax the rich! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyTd...
Ahead of the Budget later this month, we brought this message to the streets of London. Watch our new video from the day thousands marched to say: tax the rich! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyTd...
Polluters, billionaires, oligarchs – it's time to Make Them Pay!
YouTube video by Climate Justice Coalition
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📣 The economy must work for the people who keep the country running, not corporations and billionaires.
Ahead of the Budget later this month, we brought this message to the streets of London. Watch our new video from the day thousands marched to say: tax the rich! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyTd...
Ahead of the Budget later this month, we brought this message to the streets of London. Watch our new video from the day thousands marched to say: tax the rich! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyTd...
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To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
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💸The names of multinational corporations that cheated on billions in tax in the US was kept from the public. Our gov’t had the tax records but didn’t make them public. Doing so could’ve recovered $159 Billion #NameTheTaxCheaters #TaxJustice2025
bit.ly/taxjustice25
bit.ly/taxjustice25
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
💸The names of multinational corporations that cheated on billions in tax in the US was kept from the public. Our gov’t had the tax records but didn’t make them public. Doing so could’ve recovered $159 Billion #NameTheTaxCheaters #TaxJustice2025
bit.ly/taxjustice25
bit.ly/taxjustice25
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🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
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I think that trivialises the issue.
The super rich pay *proportionately* less tax than the poor. I suggest that is unfair to poorer people. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Also there are £46 billion in uncollected taxes.
library.croneri.co.uk/wkus-gdn01-g....
The super rich pay *proportionately* less tax than the poor. I suggest that is unfair to poorer people. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Also there are £46 billion in uncollected taxes.
library.croneri.co.uk/wkus-gdn01-g....
UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
equalitytrust.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I think that trivialises the issue.
The super rich pay *proportionately* less tax than the poor. I suggest that is unfair to poorer people. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Also there are £46 billion in uncollected taxes.
library.croneri.co.uk/wkus-gdn01-g....
The super rich pay *proportionately* less tax than the poor. I suggest that is unfair to poorer people. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Also there are £46 billion in uncollected taxes.
library.croneri.co.uk/wkus-gdn01-g....
In just one day, someone in the richest 0.1% will produce more carbon pollution than half the world's population produce in a year according to new research from Oxfam. Inequality and pollution are inextricably linked. We need to #MakeRichPollutersPay
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In just one day, someone in the richest 0.1% will produce more carbon pollution than half the world's population produce in a year according to new research from Oxfam. Inequality and pollution are inextricably linked. We need to #MakeRichPollutersPay
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BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
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“A small London home can pay nearly the same council tax as a £50M Mayfair mansion — that clearly isn't right.”
Our own Caitlin Boswell explaining why the rumoured mansion tax would be an inadequate tinker. We need wholesale reform to raise serious cash & actually improve people's lives.
Our own Caitlin Boswell explaining why the rumoured mansion tax would be an inadequate tinker. We need wholesale reform to raise serious cash & actually improve people's lives.
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“A small London home can pay nearly the same council tax as a £50M Mayfair mansion — that clearly isn't right.”
Our own Caitlin Boswell explaining why the rumoured mansion tax would be an inadequate tinker. We need wholesale reform to raise serious cash & actually improve people's lives.
Our own Caitlin Boswell explaining why the rumoured mansion tax would be an inadequate tinker. We need wholesale reform to raise serious cash & actually improve people's lives.