Ed needs to drop ‘one nation’ and talk more about inequality
“Ideas are the most underrated commodity in politics.” This was the claim that Ed Miliband made in his…
Inequality
Under the Tories, working people will have seen the biggest fall in wages since 1874 – says Balls
Today, Ed Balls will outline in a speech how Labour differ from the Tories on the economy, in…
Why we can’t tackle inequality without strong trade unions
In 2009, David Cameron said research by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett “has shown that among the richest countries,…
Inequality will take away our ability to change society
At 222-224 Westbourne Grove is Notting Hill Post Office. Today it stands empty, wooden struts supporting the glassless…
Khan: “inequality is the defining issue of our age” and what Labour will do about it
Today Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan will outline how the next Labour government would go about addressing economic…
We need to fix the UK’s unbalanced economy: here’s how
As President Obama said recently, inequality is the ‘defining challenge of our time’. But if we are serious…
In defence of class war
UKIP and specifically its leader Nigel Farage are finally finding themselves under the glare of media scrutiny rather…
Miliband’s focus on ‘cost-of-living’ is more radical and broader than most realise
At an event on changing attitudes to poverty recently, a colleague remarked that the Labour Party had almost…
Inequality, class and the crisis
Redistributive policies need to be part of the answer to income inequality, and politicians should lead the way…
A new class politics
The recession has brought class inequality back into view by exposing the unjust distribution of wealth and power…
