Equality Trust
@equalitytrust.bsky.social
A registered charity that works to improve the quality of life in the UK by reducing economic and social inequality.
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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.
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Billionaires are organising across the world, from South African billionaires trying to win control of political parties to American oligarchs undermining democracy wherever they can. The only way to stand up to them is for workers to organise back #heartunions
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Billionaires are organising across the world, from South African billionaires trying to win control of political parties to American oligarchs undermining democracy wherever they can. The only way to stand up to them is for workers to organise back #heartunions
If we want to build a more equal society, unions must be a key part of that. We know that more unionised societies are more equal, workers are more protected, and communities stronger - but that's far from the only reason to #heartunions this week
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
If we want to build a more equal society, unions must be a key part of that. We know that more unionised societies are more equal, workers are more protected, and communities stronger - but that's far from the only reason to #heartunions this week
We asked our supporters who they'd hypothetically vote for in the Gorton and Denton by-election and a general election. 1/3 said they prioritised voting against a disliked party.
This week we're asking what you'd do with the House of Lords. Vote now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/weekly-poll/
This week we're asking what you'd do with the House of Lords. Vote now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/weekly-poll/
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
We asked our supporters who they'd hypothetically vote for in the Gorton and Denton by-election and a general election. 1/3 said they prioritised voting against a disliked party.
This week we're asking what you'd do with the House of Lords. Vote now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/weekly-poll/
This week we're asking what you'd do with the House of Lords. Vote now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/weekly-poll/
Don't forget to apply to our Senior Digital Engagement Officer role! Applications close this Thursday. You don't want to miss this chance to mobilise the movement against inequality. Get your applications in at: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
Senior Digital Engagement Officer - Equality Trust
We're looking for a Senior Digital Engagement Officer to develop and implement our digital communications strategy
equalitytrust.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Don't forget to apply to our Senior Digital Engagement Officer role! Applications close this Thursday. You don't want to miss this chance to mobilise the movement against inequality. Get your applications in at: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
The completely shocking utterly unsurprising reports about Mandelson, Epstein and banks show how broken the UK's system is – but we're not alone. Billionaires are exerting influence worldwide. We should stop them.
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The completely shocking utterly unsurprising reports about Mandelson, Epstein and banks show how broken the UK's system is – but we're not alone. Billionaires are exerting influence worldwide. We should stop them.
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Inequality has a profoundly negative effect on health and wellbeing.
Not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age.
Richard Wilkinson and @profkepickett.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social on @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age.
Richard Wilkinson and @profkepickett.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social on @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Inequality and health: Lost in the mists of time?
Inequality has a profound negative effect on health and wellbeing: not because it suddenly kills, but by slowly reshaping how people live, relate, cope, and age
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Inequality has a profoundly negative effect on health and wellbeing.
Not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age.
Richard Wilkinson and @profkepickett.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social on @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age.
Richard Wilkinson and @profkepickett.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social on @lseinequalities.bsky.social
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Our latest blog, written by members of our Lived Experience Panel, explores the language we use and asks 'What Does Lived Experience Really Mean?'
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What Does ‘Lived Experience’ Really Mean? Our Panel’s Perspective
Our Lived Experience Panel shares what the term ‘lived experience’ means to them, why language matters, and how genuine inclusion shapes real policy change.
fairbydesign.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Our latest blog, written by members of our Lived Experience Panel, explores the language we use and asks 'What Does Lived Experience Really Mean?'
fairbydesign.com/blog-what-li...
fairbydesign.com/blog-what-li...
We're hiring a new Senior Digital Engagement Officer to help grow our movement and tell stories about inequality's damage to our society!
Apply by 5th Feb: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
Apply by 5th Feb: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We're hiring a new Senior Digital Engagement Officer to help grow our movement and tell stories about inequality's damage to our society!
Apply by 5th Feb: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
Apply by 5th Feb: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
Join us and our friends at Compass for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett's new book The Good Society online at 6pm on Wed 4th February. Featuring a truly stacked lineup of Caroline Lucas, Ruth Lister, George Monbiot and of course, Professor Kate Pickett.
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/kkpb50Y794O
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/kkpb50Y794O
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join us and our friends at Compass for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett's new book The Good Society online at 6pm on Wed 4th February. Featuring a truly stacked lineup of Caroline Lucas, Ruth Lister, George Monbiot and of course, Professor Kate Pickett.
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/kkpb50Y794O
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/kkpb50Y794O
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The pre-eminent researchers into the impact of inequality said
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The pre-eminent researchers into the impact of inequality said
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Inequality as a fog that gradually seeps into every corner of social life.
Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age – until the damage can no longer be hidden
#Equity
Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age – until the damage can no longer be hidden
#Equity
“Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope and age”
– Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
– Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
Inequality and health: Lost in the mists of time?
Inequality has a profound negative effect on health and wellbeing: not because it suddenly kills, but by slowly reshaping how people live, relate, cope, and age
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Inequality as a fog that gradually seeps into every corner of social life.
Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age – until the damage can no longer be hidden
#Equity
Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age – until the damage can no longer be hidden
#Equity
Changes to corporate tax transparency regulations that would have required businesses to publish actual information about their activities have been quietly delayed by the government. Not only will this encourage more tax avoidance, it'll also make it much harder to tackle fraud, abuse or crime.
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Changes to corporate tax transparency regulations that would have required businesses to publish actual information about their activities have been quietly delayed by the government. Not only will this encourage more tax avoidance, it'll also make it much harder to tackle fraud, abuse or crime.
Inequality is moving fast. We've got 20,000 supporters to keep informed, MPs to lobby, research to promote, narratives to build, and community organising work all over the country. Be a part of that! Apply to be our next Senior Digital Engagement Officer: https://ow.ly/8WzP50Y3GsP
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Inequality is moving fast. We've got 20,000 supporters to keep informed, MPs to lobby, research to promote, narratives to build, and community organising work all over the country. Be a part of that! Apply to be our next Senior Digital Engagement Officer: https://ow.ly/8WzP50Y3GsP
We're getting more and more proof that billionaire enrichment is at the expense of the rest of us. We need to tax the richest to invest in the rest of us, sure – but we also need to tax them to reduce their power over our lives.
‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10
Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of d...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We're getting more and more proof that billionaire enrichment is at the expense of the rest of us. We need to tax the richest to invest in the rest of us, sure – but we also need to tax them to reduce their power over our lives.
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“Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope and age”
– Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
– Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
Inequality and health: Lost in the mists of time?
Inequality has a profound negative effect on health and wellbeing: not because it suddenly kills, but by slowly reshaping how people live, relate, cope, and age
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM
“Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope and age”
– Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
– Richard Wilkinson & @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
Do you believe inequality is a crisis? Think you're good at convincing others that's the case? We're looking for a Senior Digital Engagement Officer to develop and implement our digital comms strategy. Apply by 5th Feb!
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
Senior Digital Engagement Officer - Equality Trust
Title: Senior Digital Engagement OfficerHours: Full time (35 hours a week) – we are open to job shares and part time workSalary: £42,064.78 (3.1% inflationary pay increase from 1st April 2026)Location: London (Vauxhall) – we are open to hybrid working with at least 2 days per week working in personBenefits: closure between Christmas and New […]
equalitytrust.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Do you believe inequality is a crisis? Think you're good at convincing others that's the case? We're looking for a Senior Digital Engagement Officer to develop and implement our digital comms strategy. Apply by 5th Feb!
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/
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❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers.
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM
❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers.
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
Enough money to end global poverty 26 times over. That's how much money billionaires have made since 2020 according to Oxfam's new research. But instead of doing that, they're using this obscene cash pile to brazenly manipulate politics, buy governments, and rule us.
January 20, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Enough money to end global poverty 26 times over. That's how much money billionaires have made since 2020 according to Oxfam's new research. But instead of doing that, they're using this obscene cash pile to brazenly manipulate politics, buy governments, and rule us.
Oxfam's new billionaire wealth tracker is the most entertainingly depressing tool I've seen in a while – the sheer scale of riches hoarded by billionaires is obscene, especially when you see how much public good tiny fractions of it could do.
https://www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-billionaire-wealth-tracker
https://www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-billionaire-wealth-tracker
January 20, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Oxfam's new billionaire wealth tracker is the most entertainingly depressing tool I've seen in a while – the sheer scale of riches hoarded by billionaires is obscene, especially when you see how much public good tiny fractions of it could do.
https://www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-billionaire-wealth-tracker
https://www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-billionaire-wealth-tracker
Other European and advanced economies have been reducing child poverty rates – but the UK has been sharply increasing it for over a decade. The government has answered with a Child Poverty Strategy, but does it understand the real crisis? Read our briefing now: https://ow.ly/lVGT50XZAJW
Briefing: Inequality and the Child Poverty Strategy - Equality Trust
The Child Poverty Strategy is a serious attempt to reduce hardship, but believes poverty can be solved without confronting wealth and power.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Other European and advanced economies have been reducing child poverty rates – but the UK has been sharply increasing it for over a decade. The government has answered with a Child Poverty Strategy, but does it understand the real crisis? Read our briefing now: https://ow.ly/lVGT50XZAJW
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‼️"Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality"
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
‼️"Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality"
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
Find out more: bit.ly/4qpnuyI
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NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
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"Around a tenth of Britain’s land has been privatised since 1979. Now if councils want to buy land back they are charged extortionate prices shaped by speculation and scarcity, making it harder for them to afford to build social homes," said @hollies.bsky.social
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Why a land 'fire sale' is making it impossible to build affordable homes
Decades of the privatisation of once-public land is one of the biggest barriers to meeting ambitious housing targets
inews.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
"Around a tenth of Britain’s land has been privatised since 1979. Now if councils want to buy land back they are charged extortionate prices shaped by speculation and scarcity, making it harder for them to afford to build social homes," said @hollies.bsky.social
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January 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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@equalitytrust.bsky.social Bless the Equality Trust 4 being brave enough 2 abandon Twitter (or X as the head twit would have us call it) & it's nastiness!
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
@equalitytrust.bsky.social Bless the Equality Trust 4 being brave enough 2 abandon Twitter (or X as the head twit would have us call it) & it's nastiness!
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?
I wish our government, public bodies & others would be brave enough 2 do so too.
This will help hit the owner's wealth; maybe then he'll act?