“Destitution by design” was the finding of a joint report on the impact of the immigration system on poverty

The UK’s inequality crisis is causing harm. By threatening democracy, decimating public services and stagnating wages

It doesn’t have to be this way. Change is possible and desirable

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It tells us a lot about power and privilege that the only people who have spoken out about GW (so far) are middle-class women of a certain age

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Participative democracy practices are fantastic at bringing people from across the divide together to deliberate and reach more informed views.

Divisive politics causes hate, fear and tension. We need a more robust approach to policy-making that unites people

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With high inequality, unaffordable housing and stagnant wages our structures have failed young people

We explored the social contract with a group of fantastic youth advocates. Their final film has been nominated for a Smiley Award

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Another example of inequality of income, wealth and power: on average, women earn £631 less every month than men, which is a difference of £7,572 per year (Fawcett Society data)

Today marks the day that women effectively work for no pay

Change is possible

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Great thread outlining what many people knew already: the UK’s structures and systems (political processes, media landscape and the economy) are designed to heavily favour the already affluent, usually at the expense of everyone else.

Transformative change is both possible and beneficial

Commodification of care is abhorrent. The way a society treats its vulnerable people is very telling. The UK has chosen to profit from ours

Change is possible and desirable. Everyone deserves a good life and as the 5th richest country we can, and must, do better

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Inequality in the UK is causing harm: from reduced healthy life expectancy to increased crime and lower levels of happiness.

We need to disrupt the transfer of wealth. The super-rich (like Jeremy Clarkson) are buying farmland with the sole intention of avoiding tax

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It’s all a fiction. Paddington Bear is as made up as the narrative so many tell themselves and each other about Britain

Public services are failing and the standard of living is falling because the ultra-wealthy control the narrative and the systems; enabling them to exploit and extract. Again

Or is the system working perfectly well for the people who have design, control a d benefit from it?

We need a whole different democracy. Where different people can make different decisions that benefit different groups of people.

#TaxTheUltraRich #PowerToThePeople

What a week! Finally got to launch our update the The Spirit Level - written 15-years after the OG publication. Was humbling and heartening that so many knowledgeable and committed MPs, Lords and staffer joined us to discuss what transformative change could look like 🌺🌸🌼