Fairness Foundation
@fairnessfdn
Using research and advocacy to put fairness at the centre of policy-making in the UK
For too long, our tax system has penalised work while letting wealth go largely untaxed. That must change. The only fair choice ahead is to finally tax wealth properly while rewarding and supporting those who underpin our economy and society. Full statement 👇
New this week in Fair Comment: our latest report, based on a roundtable with @policyatkings, reveals how wealth inequality worsens the impact of heatwaves on low-income households. Read more 👉faircomment.co.uk/p/inequality-k…
In our new report out today, we look at how wealth inequality worsens the impact of extreme heat events in the UK, especially for the most vulnerable, and shapes how we can respond. Read more here 👉fairnessfoundation.com/inequality-kno…
"We now live in a society in which what you own (or inherit) is more important than what you earn." In this blog, Will Snell chief executive at @fairnessfdn explores how wealth inequality supercharges climate risks for everyone: buff.ly/O3q3oaq
In this blog, Will Snell chief executive at @fairnessfdn highlights how wealth inequality undermines our climate response in three critical ways - increasing vulnerability, distorting politics and weakening social cohesion. Read here: buff.ly/O3q3oaq
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Joined @IPPR yesterday to hear from @EdwardJDavey about the steps that the @LibDems see as important for the creation of a dynamic and fair economy.
In a new piece, Anita Sangha calls attention to the hidden costs of food insecurity, warning that the financially insecure are at greater risk of eating disorders, but are less likely to seek help or access treatment. Read the whole article here: faircomment.co.uk/p/the-hidden-c…
In a new article for @theRSAorg, Will Snell argues that we should bust the myth of meritocracy, and acknowledge the outsized role that luck plays in all of our lives. Read the full article here: thersa.org/rsa-journal/is…
In a new piece, our CE Will Snell argues that if communicated well and designed and implemented effectively, action to tackle inequality can be both necessary and popular. Read the full article here: inequality.org/article/can-we…
New legislation to enact the socio-economic duty is welcome. But until the government shows more ambition to fully tackle socio-economic inequality in all its forms, enacting the duty will only scratch the surface of what's needed. Full piece here: faircomment.co.uk/p/pushing-the-…
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How can universities compensate for socio-economic inequalities? A guest post by Josie Fraser, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the @OpenUniversity faircomment.co.uk/p/how-can-univ…
Lessons from America: @liambyrnemp on how tackling wealth inequality is key to defeating right wing populism, citing our research with @policyatkings 👇labourlist.org/2024/11/trump-…
What are the first lesson's from President's Trump re-election? Investment and growth is the first step. But that growth need fairly sharing. New Substack: shorturl.at/6Zrxg
“We’ve become a low investment country, we can’t carry on doing that” @TorstenBell at our event this week discussing his new book and how we can renew Britain’s society and economy ➡️ Full event: youtube.com/watch?v=wH6Ny9…
In case you missed it: @CompassOffice #ItsBloodyComplicated podcast with Tania Burchardt @CASE_LSE and @williamnhutton discussing the impact of wealth inequality and how to tackle it. compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upcomi…
On Tuesday we were delighted to join @liambyrnemp, @policyatkings, @HamidaAli76, @maryanncv8 and @Summers_AD in parliament to discuss tackling wealth inequality in the UK over the next five years and to talk about fairnessfoundation.com/risks and fairnessfoundation.com/wealth-prosper…
Inequality is rocket fuel for populists So if there’s one big lesson for @UKLabour from last night, it’s simple: we have to have a project that closes the yawning gulf in inequality that divides our nation. Not just inequality of income. But inequality of wealth 👇
Hello from Westminster! 👋 We've been at the Houses of Parliament today to launch the Health Equals Parliamentary Champions Network – a new network of MPs who will campaign alongside us to #MakeHealthEqual. Here's why it's important. 🧵