‘I’ve spent years working out how we fix wealth inequality. Here’s what I’ve found’
Since I was born in 1970, the wealth of our nation has grown 100-fold to an incredible £12trn.…
Wealth
‘Labour must defend inheritance tax against right-wing attacks’
According to the Times, axing inheritance tax is back on the Tory agenda. It’s a tactic – to…
Cap wages for highest earners to save jobs in Covid, new report urges
A new report has called on the government to cap the salaries of the highest earners in an…
Corbyn vows to put “people before privilege” at Labour conference
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to put “people before privilege” via Labour’s policy announcements at the upcoming party conference,…
Social mobility is doomed as long as education remains the pursuit of privilege
In 2017 Britain remains a deeply divided nation. Those divisions take many forms: class, income, gender, race and…
Britain “complicit” in human rights abuses, Corbyn will tell United Nations
The Tories’ support for Britain’s arms industry means it is “complicit” in human rights abuses, Jeremy Corbyn will…
Mark Serwotka: Beware the establishment fightback against a Corbyn government
This week Jeremy Corbyn said Philip Hammond, the chancellor, was right to call the Labour party an “existential…
Gloria de Piero: It’s time to smash the class ceiling in the performing arts
“It’s not enough being talented, these days you need cash.” Steve Coogan’s observation is all too true in…
Corbyn aims for populist message with day of “reckoning” for dodgy financiers
Jeremy Corbyn will today promise a moment of reckoning for “greedy bankers and crooked financiers” if he wins…
Dan Jarvis and Nick Donovan: Enough of balancing the budget on the poor – it is time to consider a one-off wealth tax
By Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, and Nick Donovan, author of A Unique Contribution, which proposes a one-off…
