Add to ORKGToday in Britain there is a massive disconnect between people and politicians, and between the 'haves' and 'have-nots'. The richest one percent of the UK population own more than 20 times more wealth than the poorest 20 percent combined.The EU referendum vote was a stark illustration of just how polarized our society is, with millions of voters expressing their frustration at being locked out of politics and economic opportunity. It is encouraging then that Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to creating a society that works for everyone, not just the fortunate few.Oxfam welcomes this commitment and believes that addressing inequality, particularly by considering the role of businesses, can help bring the country together and ensure th...
Europe is facing unacceptable levels of poverty and inequality. Instead of putting people first, pol...
Introduction: Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population, ...
The Labour government has strived to reduce poverty and inequality over the last decade – with mixed...
In his Budget, George Osborne claimed inequality is at its lowest level in 28 years. Yet recent rese...
Oxfam's vision is of a just world without poverty and suffering. If people are empowered to help the...
Mike O’Donnell argues that reducing social inequality is a vitally important objective for the UK. I...
Free public services, such as health and education, are one of the strongest weapons in the fight ag...
The UK government proudly affirms that the country has some of the strongest equalities legislation ...
Greater income equality - the key to tackling health and social problems Everyone living in Ireland,...
Inequality is a growing problem in the UK. While austerity measures in Britain continue to hit the p...
Oxfam believes that poverty, social exclusion and discrimination represent a denial of human rights,...
London is the UK's richest city and a driver of its economy, but also home to the country's greatest...
Oxfam estimates that just one of the richest men in Ghana earns from his wealth more in a month than...
Income inequality may soon start to fall, but this isn’t a cause for great optimism. Inequality is a...
Ruth Patrick writes that two crises, COVID and the spike in the cost of living, have hit the most vu...
Europe is facing unacceptable levels of poverty and inequality. Instead of putting people first, pol...
Introduction: Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population, ...
The Labour government has strived to reduce poverty and inequality over the last decade – with mixed...
In his Budget, George Osborne claimed inequality is at its lowest level in 28 years. Yet recent rese...
Oxfam's vision is of a just world without poverty and suffering. If people are empowered to help the...
Mike O’Donnell argues that reducing social inequality is a vitally important objective for the UK. I...
Free public services, such as health and education, are one of the strongest weapons in the fight ag...
The UK government proudly affirms that the country has some of the strongest equalities legislation ...
Greater income equality - the key to tackling health and social problems Everyone living in Ireland,...
Inequality is a growing problem in the UK. While austerity measures in Britain continue to hit the p...
Oxfam believes that poverty, social exclusion and discrimination represent a denial of human rights,...
London is the UK's richest city and a driver of its economy, but also home to the country's greatest...
Oxfam estimates that just one of the richest men in Ghana earns from his wealth more in a month than...
Income inequality may soon start to fall, but this isn’t a cause for great optimism. Inequality is a...
Ruth Patrick writes that two crises, COVID and the spike in the cost of living, have hit the most vu...
Europe is facing unacceptable levels of poverty and inequality. Instead of putting people first, pol...
Introduction: Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population, ...
The Labour government has strived to reduce poverty and inequality over the last decade – with mixed...