Fairness Foundation
@fairness.bsky.social
Putting fairness at the heart of public debate and policymaking in the UK.
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Really good piece here by @fairness.bsky.social on why the Epstein/Mandelson scandal, is about a society debased by wealth inequality, working entirely as it is designed to should.
Includes a very good quote by Lisa Nandy too.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/is-the-man...
Includes a very good quote by Lisa Nandy too.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/is-the-man...
Is the Mandelson-Epstein Affair a Symptom of Plutocracy?
In this Saturday Long Read, Will Snell, CEO of the Fairness Foundation, explores how extreme wealth reshapes political power - and what that means for democratic trust.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Really good piece here by @fairness.bsky.social on why the Epstein/Mandelson scandal, is about a society debased by wealth inequality, working entirely as it is designed to should.
Includes a very good quote by Lisa Nandy too.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/is-the-man...
Includes a very good quote by Lisa Nandy too.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/is-the-man...
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If the Mandelson/Epstein files left you thinking, now more than ever, that “the system feels rigged”, you’re definitely not alone.
Will Snell from @fairness.bsky.social joins Bearly Politics today to discuss how wealth inequality fuels that perception - and whether it’s perception at all.
Will Snell from @fairness.bsky.social joins Bearly Politics today to discuss how wealth inequality fuels that perception - and whether it’s perception at all.
Is the Mandelson-Epstein Affair a Symptom of Plutocracy?
In this Saturday Long Read, Will Snell, CEO of the Fairness Foundation, explores how extreme wealth reshapes political power - and what that means for democratic trust.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
If the Mandelson/Epstein files left you thinking, now more than ever, that “the system feels rigged”, you’re definitely not alone.
Will Snell from @fairness.bsky.social joins Bearly Politics today to discuss how wealth inequality fuels that perception - and whether it’s perception at all.
Will Snell from @fairness.bsky.social joins Bearly Politics today to discuss how wealth inequality fuels that perception - and whether it’s perception at all.
Council Tax is outdated and unfair, often forcing people on lower incomes to pay much more than those in wealthier places. It's long past time to fix it.
That's why we're backing @fairershare.bsky.social's petition to review this broken system.
✍️ Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
That's why we're backing @fairershare.bsky.social's petition to review this broken system.
✍️ Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
February 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Council Tax is outdated and unfair, often forcing people on lower incomes to pay much more than those in wealthier places. It's long past time to fix it.
That's why we're backing @fairershare.bsky.social's petition to review this broken system.
✍️ Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
That's why we're backing @fairershare.bsky.social's petition to review this broken system.
✍️ Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Our response to the publication of the Representation of the People Bill 👇
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/statement-...
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/statement-...
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Our response to the publication of the Representation of the People Bill 👇
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/statement-...
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/statement-...
🤝We're proud to be a partner of the Cost of Living Action campaign.
Together with civil society and grassroots groups, we’re pushing for a fairer economy, one where everyone can afford the essentials 👇
Together with civil society and grassroots groups, we’re pushing for a fairer economy, one where everyone can afford the essentials 👇
Almost two thirds of people in the UK have cut back on essentials due to the cost of living. The crisis isn’t over — it’s getting worse.
Today we're launching the Cost of Living Action campaign, calling on the Government to end this crisis and ensure it never happens again.
Today we're launching the Cost of Living Action campaign, calling on the Government to end this crisis and ensure it never happens again.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
🤝We're proud to be a partner of the Cost of Living Action campaign.
Together with civil society and grassroots groups, we’re pushing for a fairer economy, one where everyone can afford the essentials 👇
Together with civil society and grassroots groups, we’re pushing for a fairer economy, one where everyone can afford the essentials 👇
@helenmiller.bsky.social, Director of @theifs.bsky.social, talks to Will Snell about how to build a better tax system 👇
Getting down to brass tax
Helen Miller, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, talks to Will Snell about how to build a better tax system
www.faircomment.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
@helenmiller.bsky.social, Director of @theifs.bsky.social, talks to Will Snell about how to build a better tax system 👇
Today, alongside 60+ organisations, we’ve welcomed progress on the Bill to remove the two-child limit: cpag.org.uk/news/stateme...
The policy was always unfair, arbitrarily penalising children in bigger families.
Progress on its removal is a welcome step for families across the UK.
The policy was always unfair, arbitrarily penalising children in bigger families.
Progress on its removal is a welcome step for families across the UK.
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Today, alongside 60+ organisations, we’ve welcomed progress on the Bill to remove the two-child limit: cpag.org.uk/news/stateme...
The policy was always unfair, arbitrarily penalising children in bigger families.
Progress on its removal is a welcome step for families across the UK.
The policy was always unfair, arbitrarily penalising children in bigger families.
Progress on its removal is a welcome step for families across the UK.
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New, with @fairness.bsky.social : HMRC surveys suggest tax avoidance & evasion may be becoming more acceptable among the youngest cohort of UK taxpayers, esp men 16-34. Changes are small so far, but we need to start asking if it's real, and why it's happening
Are young people losing faith in the tax system? A joint post with Mike Lewis at @taxwatch.bsky.social about some concerning HMRC survey data
Are young people losing faith in the tax system?
A joint post with Mike Lewis at Taxwatch about some concerning HMRC survey data
www.faircomment.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
New, with @fairness.bsky.social : HMRC surveys suggest tax avoidance & evasion may be becoming more acceptable among the youngest cohort of UK taxpayers, esp men 16-34. Changes are small so far, but we need to start asking if it's real, and why it's happening
Are young people losing faith in the tax system? A joint post with Mike Lewis at @taxwatch.bsky.social about some concerning HMRC survey data
Are young people losing faith in the tax system?
A joint post with Mike Lewis at Taxwatch about some concerning HMRC survey data
www.faircomment.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Are young people losing faith in the tax system? A joint post with Mike Lewis at @taxwatch.bsky.social about some concerning HMRC survey data
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Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
NEW: January Roundup 👇
💰 Money in politics (@spotlightcorruption.org
@transparencyuk.bsky.social @oxfamgb.bsky.social)
🤝 Fairness & social cohesion (@moreincommonuk.bsky.social, @uclpolicylab.bsky.social)
⚖️ A fairer economy (@balancedeconomy.bsky.social)
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/january-20...
💰 Money in politics (@spotlightcorruption.org
@transparencyuk.bsky.social @oxfamgb.bsky.social)
🤝 Fairness & social cohesion (@moreincommonuk.bsky.social, @uclpolicylab.bsky.social)
⚖️ A fairer economy (@balancedeconomy.bsky.social)
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/january-20...
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
NEW: January Roundup 👇
💰 Money in politics (@spotlightcorruption.org
@transparencyuk.bsky.social @oxfamgb.bsky.social)
🤝 Fairness & social cohesion (@moreincommonuk.bsky.social, @uclpolicylab.bsky.social)
⚖️ A fairer economy (@balancedeconomy.bsky.social)
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/january-20...
💰 Money in politics (@spotlightcorruption.org
@transparencyuk.bsky.social @oxfamgb.bsky.social)
🤝 Fairness & social cohesion (@moreincommonuk.bsky.social, @uclpolicylab.bsky.social)
⚖️ A fairer economy (@balancedeconomy.bsky.social)
🔗 www.faircomment.co.uk/p/january-20...
January 2026 roundup: Examining the powerful forces and vested interests shaping our economy, and how fairness can restore social cohesion
January 2026 roundup
Examining the powerful forces and vested interests shaping our economy, and how fairness can restore social cohesion
www.faircomment.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 AM
January 2026 roundup: Examining the powerful forces and vested interests shaping our economy, and how fairness can restore social cohesion
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Making the case for bolder fiscal #devolution 📊
👇 In the latest blog - Jason Bunting of @fairness.bsky.social explores how local fiscal autonomy could help tackle regional inequality in the UK’s highly centralised economy 🌍
Read more: www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #RegionalInequality
👇 In the latest blog - Jason Bunting of @fairness.bsky.social explores how local fiscal autonomy could help tackle regional inequality in the UK’s highly centralised economy 🌍
Read more: www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #RegionalInequality
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Making the case for bolder fiscal #devolution 📊
👇 In the latest blog - Jason Bunting of @fairness.bsky.social explores how local fiscal autonomy could help tackle regional inequality in the UK’s highly centralised economy 🌍
Read more: www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #RegionalInequality
👇 In the latest blog - Jason Bunting of @fairness.bsky.social explores how local fiscal autonomy could help tackle regional inequality in the UK’s highly centralised economy 🌍
Read more: www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #RegionalInequality
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When even millionaires, like us, recognise that extreme wealth has cost everyone else everything else, there can be no doubt that society is dangerously teetering off the edge of a precipice.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 AM
When even millionaires, like us, recognise that extreme wealth has cost everyone else everything else, there can be no doubt that society is dangerously teetering off the edge of a precipice.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
We want our democracies back. We want our communities back. We want our future back.
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🎥 "The situation we have at the end of the day is... whatever rules you have, all of this conversation is about policing the perimeter."
Yesterday @duncanhames.bsky.social gave evidence to parliament and explained to MPs and Peers why caps on donations are key to ending undue influence in politics.
Yesterday @duncanhames.bsky.social gave evidence to parliament and explained to MPs and Peers why caps on donations are key to ending undue influence in politics.
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🎥 "The situation we have at the end of the day is... whatever rules you have, all of this conversation is about policing the perimeter."
Yesterday @duncanhames.bsky.social gave evidence to parliament and explained to MPs and Peers why caps on donations are key to ending undue influence in politics.
Yesterday @duncanhames.bsky.social gave evidence to parliament and explained to MPs and Peers why caps on donations are key to ending undue influence in politics.
📈 New research shows billionaire wealth surging to its highest level ever
⚖️ The findings expose the UK’s extreme wealth inequality: the richest 56 people now hold more wealth than 27 million people combined, undermining both economic + political equality
👉 Full report below
⚖️ The findings expose the UK’s extreme wealth inequality: the richest 56 people now hold more wealth than 27 million people combined, undermining both economic + political equality
👉 Full report below
‼️"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 5:16 PM
📈 New research shows billionaire wealth surging to its highest level ever
⚖️ The findings expose the UK’s extreme wealth inequality: the richest 56 people now hold more wealth than 27 million people combined, undermining both economic + political equality
👉 Full report below
⚖️ The findings expose the UK’s extreme wealth inequality: the richest 56 people now hold more wealth than 27 million people combined, undermining both economic + political equality
👉 Full report below
Unbalanced: Claire Godfrey, Executive Director of @balancedeconomy.bsky.social, talks to Jack Jeffrey about how concentrated corporate power threatens democracy, innovation, and fairness
Unbalanced
Claire Godfrey, Executive Director of the Balanced Economy Project, talks to Jack Jeffrey about how concentrated corporate power threatens democracy, innovation, and fairness
www.faircomment.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Unbalanced: Claire Godfrey, Executive Director of @balancedeconomy.bsky.social, talks to Jack Jeffrey about how concentrated corporate power threatens democracy, innovation, and fairness
Government policy sometimes prioritises the wishes of certain groups over the public interest. This is partly driven by unfair influence on decision-making. But what other factors are at play? www.faircomment.co.uk/p/the-power-...
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Government policy sometimes prioritises the wishes of certain groups over the public interest. This is partly driven by unfair influence on decision-making. But what other factors are at play? www.faircomment.co.uk/p/the-power-...
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🆕 POLLING
New YouGov polling shows 67% of the public want political donations capped at £50k or less.
The public has spoken loud and clear – it's time to get big money out of UK politics.
Read more ⤵️
https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/latest-yougov-poll-shows-public-want-end-big-money-politics
New YouGov polling shows 67% of the public want political donations capped at £50k or less.
The public has spoken loud and clear – it's time to get big money out of UK politics.
Read more ⤵️
https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/latest-yougov-poll-shows-public-want-end-big-money-politics
Latest YouGov poll shows the public want an end to big money in politics
www.transparency.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
🆕 POLLING
New YouGov polling shows 67% of the public want political donations capped at £50k or less.
The public has spoken loud and clear – it's time to get big money out of UK politics.
Read more ⤵️
https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/latest-yougov-poll-shows-public-want-end-big-money-politics
New YouGov polling shows 67% of the public want political donations capped at £50k or less.
The public has spoken loud and clear – it's time to get big money out of UK politics.
Read more ⤵️
https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/latest-yougov-poll-shows-public-want-end-big-money-politics
Fairness isn’t just a moral ideal. It is one of the civic conditions that makes collective life possible. A guest article by @emekaforbes.bsky.social
Fairness is key to a more cohesive Britain
Fairness isn’t just a moral ideal. It is one of the civic conditions that makes collective life possible.
www.faircomment.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Fairness isn’t just a moral ideal. It is one of the civic conditions that makes collective life possible. A guest article by @emekaforbes.bsky.social
📈New research from the @highpaycentre.bsky.social shows that FTSE 100 CEOs earn the median full-time worker’s annual salary in just over two days.
Sensible measures such as worker representation on boards should be advanced without delay.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Sensible measures such as worker representation on boards should be advanced without delay.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
📈New research from the @highpaycentre.bsky.social shows that FTSE 100 CEOs earn the median full-time worker’s annual salary in just over two days.
Sensible measures such as worker representation on boards should be advanced without delay.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Sensible measures such as worker representation on boards should be advanced without delay.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
What we wrote about last month and how others covered the same issues: fiscal fairness, political transparency and tax accountability
December 2025 roundup
Exploring fiscal fairness, political transparency and tax accountability as we wrap up 2025
www.faircomment.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
What we wrote about last month and how others covered the same issues: fiscal fairness, political transparency and tax accountability
Twelve months of fairness: prepare to feel festive?
Twelve months of fairness
Prepare to feel festive?
www.faircomment.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Twelve months of fairness: prepare to feel festive?
Yesterday’s Treasury Committee questions, including from @bobbywdean.bsky.social and John Glen MP, highlight important concerns about whether the decision to freeze income tax rates was truly fair.
🔗That's an issue we also explored in our Budget response here: www.faircomment.co.uk/p/budget-202...
🔗That's an issue we also explored in our Budget response here: www.faircomment.co.uk/p/budget-202...
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yesterday’s Treasury Committee questions, including from @bobbywdean.bsky.social and John Glen MP, highlight important concerns about whether the decision to freeze income tax rates was truly fair.
🔗That's an issue we also explored in our Budget response here: www.faircomment.co.uk/p/budget-202...
🔗That's an issue we also explored in our Budget response here: www.faircomment.co.uk/p/budget-202...
📢 Our new report sets out a clear message: a fairer economy demands real fiscal powers for local places.
The Budget's move to devolve tourism-levy powers was welcome, but it's a small down-payment on the long-term vision we need.
🔗Full report: fairnessfoundation.com/a-fair-share
The Budget's move to devolve tourism-levy powers was welcome, but it's a small down-payment on the long-term vision we need.
🔗Full report: fairnessfoundation.com/a-fair-share
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
📢 Our new report sets out a clear message: a fairer economy demands real fiscal powers for local places.
The Budget's move to devolve tourism-levy powers was welcome, but it's a small down-payment on the long-term vision we need.
🔗Full report: fairnessfoundation.com/a-fair-share
The Budget's move to devolve tourism-levy powers was welcome, but it's a small down-payment on the long-term vision we need.
🔗Full report: fairnessfoundation.com/a-fair-share