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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Equality Trust
@equalitytrust.bsky.social
· 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.
Read now 👇
Read now 👇
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Let's ban the super-rich making super-huge donations; parliamentarians should be accountable to the electorate, not elites. I just signed an @equalitytrust.bsky.social petition to stop them: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... Please consider signing and sharing too
Stop oligarchs buying democracy
Billionaires are gaining too much power over our democracy. It's time to stop it.
actionnetwork.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Let's ban the super-rich making super-huge donations; parliamentarians should be accountable to the electorate, not elites. I just signed an @equalitytrust.bsky.social petition to stop them: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... Please consider signing and sharing too
Wealth in the UK is extremely concentrated at the top: over half belongs to the richest 10%, while the richest 1% control over a fifth by themselves. But the bottom half of the population – nearly 34 million people – have less than 1/20th between them. This is bad for all of us. It has to change.
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wealth in the UK is extremely concentrated at the top: over half belongs to the richest 10%, while the richest 1% control over a fifth by themselves. But the bottom half of the population – nearly 34 million people – have less than 1/20th between them. This is bad for all of us. It has to change.
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.
The authoritative World Inequality Report 2026, based on data compiled by 200 researchers, also found that the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined, while the poorest half captures less than 10% of total global earnings. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
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Some GOOD NEWS: this week marks the 25th birthday of the UK’s FIRST offshore wind farm! 🥳🎂
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Some GOOD NEWS: this week marks the 25th birthday of the UK’s FIRST offshore wind farm! 🥳🎂
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
25 years ago, offshore wind was still a risky, unproven idea.
Now, the UK leads the world in harnessing clean power from our coasts. 🧵
We've never had a better Big Give! Thanks to all of you, we smashed through our target with over 500 donations and £51,133 raised. Thank you! We're incredibly grateful to all of you for donating and sharing our message this Christmas 💖
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We've never had a better Big Give! Thanks to all of you, we smashed through our target with over 500 donations and £51,133 raised. Thank you! We're incredibly grateful to all of you for donating and sharing our message this Christmas 💖
There's just one hour left to join the movement for equality by donating in our fundraising drive! Give if you can! Find some spare change! I'll take whatever you have in your pocket at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There's just one hour left to join the movement for equality by donating in our fundraising drive! Give if you can! Find some spare change! I'll take whatever you have in your pocket at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
🎊We're so close!🎊 This is your last chance to double your donation, be part of the movement of the 99% and help us raise that final 1% at https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎊We're so close!🎊 This is your last chance to double your donation, be part of the movement of the 99% and help us raise that final 1% at https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
There's precisely 24 hours left in the Big Give! We have £2100 of matching funds left on the table – we'll use them to double your donation, but we can't use anything left over after 12pm tomorrow!
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There's precisely 24 hours left in the Big Give! We have £2100 of matching funds left on the table – we'll use them to double your donation, but we can't use anything left over after 12pm tomorrow!
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
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🚨 THEY'RE NEARLY THERE! The @equalitytrust.bsky.social fundraiser is closing on their target. Thanks to everyone who has donated. ♥️ The fight against #inequality desperately needs them and their evidence base. YOUR DONATION WILL BE DOUBLED in the next 24 hours or so. One more heave please...!
📢 PLEASE SUPPORT @equalitytrust.bsky.social by donating to their Big Give fundraiser if you can. They're a leading voice campaigning to reduce #inequality in the UK and they really need our help at the moment. Your donation will be DOUBLED until Tuesday. Thank You! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
The UK inequality crisis is harming us all – Big Give
Equality Trust fights extreme inequalities in income, wealth and power. This inequality harms health, breaks communities, fuels the climate crisis …
donate.biggive.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🚨 THEY'RE NEARLY THERE! The @equalitytrust.bsky.social fundraiser is closing on their target. Thanks to everyone who has donated. ♥️ The fight against #inequality desperately needs them and their evidence base. YOUR DONATION WILL BE DOUBLED in the next 24 hours or so. One more heave please...!
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Thanks to hundreds of amazing supporters we only have 7k of matched funding left to raise before midday Tuesday.
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Inequality is in every part of the UK down to the land under our feet. We need equally deep structural change to fight it: that's why the Equality Trust exists.
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thanks to hundreds of amazing supporters we only have 7k of matched funding left to raise before midday Tuesday.
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
"What's the most commonly overheard phrase of the moment? Everything is broken." Equality is a long road, but there's hope. Our Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas on why we can win with your help: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-video
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"What's the most commonly overheard phrase of the moment? Everything is broken." Equality is a long road, but there's hope. Our Co-Executive Director Priya Sahni-Nicholas on why we can win with your help: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-video
Thanks to your generosity, we've raised £26,240 of our £50,000 goal with the Big Give Christmas Challenge! We're over halfway – and anything you can donate by 12pm December 9th will be doubled! Donate now: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Thanks to your generosity, we've raised £26,240 of our £50,000 goal with the Big Give Christmas Challenge! We're over halfway – and anything you can donate by 12pm December 9th will be doubled! Donate now: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
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Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Billionaires don't need more money next year, but we do. We're trying to raise the funds we need to campaign for wealth taxes, power over our own political and economic systems, and real investment in people and planet.
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Billionaires don't need more money next year, but we do. We're trying to raise the funds we need to campaign for wealth taxes, power over our own political and economic systems, and real investment in people and planet.
Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Last week we published a report showing the super rich are using their wealth to buy huge political influence over the UK through political donations, control of the media, and Lords.
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Here's some ways we've been proven right since 🧵
Oh man, we weren't expecting to be proved right this quickly:
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Oh man, we weren't expecting to be proved right this quickly:
Inequality is in every part of the UK down to the land under our feet. We need equally deep structural change to fight it: that's why the Equality Trust exists.
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Inequality is in every part of the UK down to the land under our feet. We need equally deep structural change to fight it: that's why the Equality Trust exists.
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
We need to raise £50,000 to keep fighting: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0?utm_campaign=a05WS000006FaMIYA0-socials
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The OBR has too much power, creating a democratic deficit when it comes to fiscal policymaking.
Dominic Caddick spoke to @cityam.bsky.social👇
www.cityam.com/the-leaky-wa...
Dominic Caddick spoke to @cityam.bsky.social👇
www.cityam.com/the-leaky-wa...
The Leaky War: How Rachel Reeves and the OBR fell out
Rachel Reeves has clashed with the OBR following various Budget leaks and a resignation. Who won The Leaky War?
www.cityam.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The OBR has too much power, creating a democratic deficit when it comes to fiscal policymaking.
Dominic Caddick spoke to @cityam.bsky.social👇
www.cityam.com/the-leaky-wa...
Dominic Caddick spoke to @cityam.bsky.social👇
www.cityam.com/the-leaky-wa...
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This 🔽 is the sort of vital work that the @equalitytrust.bsky.social does as they work to highlight the harm of excessive #inequality in the UK today... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This 🔽 is the sort of vital work that the @equalitytrust.bsky.social does as they work to highlight the harm of excessive #inequality in the UK today... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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📢 WE'VE JUST DONATED to the @equalitytrust.bsky.social Big Give fundraiser to support their excellent work in highlighting and tackling #inequality. Please consider donating if you can. Match-funding will DOUBLE your donation in the next 5 days or so. Thank You ♥️ donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
The UK inequality crisis is harming us all – Big Give
Equality Trust fights extreme inequalities in income, wealth and power. This inequality harms health, breaks communities, fuels the climate crisis …
donate.biggive.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📢 WE'VE JUST DONATED to the @equalitytrust.bsky.social Big Give fundraiser to support their excellent work in highlighting and tackling #inequality. Please consider donating if you can. Match-funding will DOUBLE your donation in the next 5 days or so. Thank You ♥️ donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Profiteers don't need your money next year. We do.
We're trying to raise £50k to stay in the fight against inequality and the billionaires trying to impose their whims on our society.
The good news: we're doubling everything donated this week: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
We're trying to raise £50k to stay in the fight against inequality and the billionaires trying to impose their whims on our society.
The good news: we're doubling everything donated this week: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Profiteers don't need your money next year. We do.
We're trying to raise £50k to stay in the fight against inequality and the billionaires trying to impose their whims on our society.
The good news: we're doubling everything donated this week: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
We're trying to raise £50k to stay in the fight against inequality and the billionaires trying to impose their whims on our society.
The good news: we're doubling everything donated this week: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
Thanks to your support, we've raised over £10,000 in less than 24 hours! It's our best start to the Big Give Christmas Challenge ever ✨
This is people power! Let's keep going to win equality! 💪🏾
Donate now and we'll double it: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
This is people power! Let's keep going to win equality! 💪🏾
Donate now and we'll double it: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Thanks to your support, we've raised over £10,000 in less than 24 hours! It's our best start to the Big Give Christmas Challenge ever ✨
This is people power! Let's keep going to win equality! 💪🏾
Donate now and we'll double it: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
This is people power! Let's keep going to win equality! 💪🏾
Donate now and we'll double it: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
Unlike millionaires, we can't just pay for our opinions to be on the front page. But with your help, we're changing the conversation anyway.
Don't let them stop us! If you donate today, we'll double it. That's twice the headlines next year!
👉https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
Don't let them stop us! If you donate today, we'll double it. That's twice the headlines next year!
👉https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Unlike millionaires, we can't just pay for our opinions to be on the front page. But with your help, we're changing the conversation anyway.
Don't let them stop us! If you donate today, we'll double it. That's twice the headlines next year!
👉https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
Don't let them stop us! If you donate today, we'll double it. That's twice the headlines next year!
👉https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
Our system is broken. A tiny number of people have gotten obscenely wealthy at our expense, used that money to warp democracy in their favour, and locked us into crisis.
We need to win this fight – right now, if you can donate, we'll double it.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
We need to win this fight – right now, if you can donate, we'll double it.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our system is broken. A tiny number of people have gotten obscenely wealthy at our expense, used that money to warp democracy in their favour, and locked us into crisis.
We need to win this fight – right now, if you can donate, we'll double it.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0
We need to win this fight – right now, if you can donate, we'll double it.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0