Fairness Foundation
@fairness.bsky.social
Putting fairness at the heart of public debate and policymaking in the UK.
https://linktr.ee/FairnessFoundation
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Wealth inequality in the UK is higher than it was 30 years ago and far greater than income inequality.
The new Wealth Gap Risk Register from @fairness.bsky.social explains why this matters and how wealth disparities affect every part of society, from housing and health to gender equality.
The new Wealth Gap Risk Register from @fairness.bsky.social explains why this matters and how wealth disparities affect every part of society, from housing and health to gender equality.
❗️Our new research shows how the wealth gap grew by 54% between 2011 & 2021, locking more and more people out of a fair chance to succeed.
📈Our Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025 reveals how this extreme divide holds back economic growth & harms community cohesion.
🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
📈Our Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025 reveals how this extreme divide holds back economic growth & harms community cohesion.
🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Wealth inequality in the UK is higher than it was 30 years ago and far greater than income inequality.
The new Wealth Gap Risk Register from @fairness.bsky.social explains why this matters and how wealth disparities affect every part of society, from housing and health to gender equality.
The new Wealth Gap Risk Register from @fairness.bsky.social explains why this matters and how wealth disparities affect every part of society, from housing and health to gender equality.
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Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
If Labour want a fairer society, they must argue for it
Labour must make the political argument: taxes are the critical downpayment we all pay to live in a fairer society.
It now seems all but certain that direct taxes will rise in the forthcoming Budget...
renewal.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Proud to have joined over 100 other organisations in calling on the government to lift the unfair two-child limit 👇
We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Proud to have joined over 100 other organisations in calling on the government to lift the unfair two-child limit 👇
Fascinating insights in this new report from @demos-uk.bsky.social @peterhyman.bsky.social
At the heart of young people’s agenda for change is economic fairness & a clear demand for an economic system that tackles the insecurity and precariousness shaping their lives.
Read the full report below 👇
At the heart of young people’s agenda for change is economic fairness & a clear demand for an economic system that tackles the insecurity and precariousness shaping their lives.
Read the full report below 👇
🗳️ 16-year-olds are about to get the vote - but how well do adults *really* know what they think?
A new Demos report sets out to answer this question by talking to more than 700 students aged 16-18 across Britain.
A new Demos report sets out to answer this question by talking to more than 700 students aged 16-18 across Britain.
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Fascinating insights in this new report from @demos-uk.bsky.social @peterhyman.bsky.social
At the heart of young people’s agenda for change is economic fairness & a clear demand for an economic system that tackles the insecurity and precariousness shaping their lives.
Read the full report below 👇
At the heart of young people’s agenda for change is economic fairness & a clear demand for an economic system that tackles the insecurity and precariousness shaping their lives.
Read the full report below 👇
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Earlier this year, as part of our Achieving Good Growth project, we convened an expert round table with @fairness.bsky.social to discuss the evidence for the relationship between wealth inequality & growth in the UK, & potential policy responses. Find out more ➡️
Wealth inequality and growth in the UK – Academy of Social Sciences
November 2025
acss.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Earlier this year, as part of our Achieving Good Growth project, we convened an expert round table with @fairness.bsky.social to discuss the evidence for the relationship between wealth inequality & growth in the UK, & potential policy responses. Find out more ➡️
Wealth inequality harms our economy in five ways - reducing demand, wasting talent, extracting wealth, skewing investment and undermining competition. Read more about the evidence base - and how to fill the gaps in it - in our joint briefing with @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, written up here 👇
Is inequality starving the economy?
Exploring the evidence base for how wealth inequality undermines growth, and what we can do about it, with the Academy of Social Sciences
www.faircomment.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Wealth inequality harms our economy in five ways - reducing demand, wasting talent, extracting wealth, skewing investment and undermining competition. Read more about the evidence base - and how to fill the gaps in it - in our joint briefing with @acadsocsciences.bsky.social, written up here 👇
Families on lower incomes are almost twice as likely to have to deal with damp or mould & 4 times as likely to live in homes that are too cold.
We're backing the new campaign from @healthequals.bsky.social exposing the impact of unsafe homes.
Find out more: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
We're backing the new campaign from @healthequals.bsky.social exposing the impact of unsafe homes.
Find out more: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
If you are on a lower income, you’re more likely to have issues like damp, mould and cold in your home.
Hazmat loungewear is not a real solution to this problem. Explore what we're calling for to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉️https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
Hazmat loungewear is not a real solution to this problem. Explore what we're calling for to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉️https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Families on lower incomes are almost twice as likely to have to deal with damp or mould & 4 times as likely to live in homes that are too cold.
We're backing the new campaign from @healthequals.bsky.social exposing the impact of unsafe homes.
Find out more: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
We're backing the new campaign from @healthequals.bsky.social exposing the impact of unsafe homes.
Find out more: healthequals.org.uk/hazmat-loung...
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The UK lost £11 BILLION to multinational corporations cheating on their taxes from 2016 to 2021.
Who's robbed us? Our govts know— they have the tax records— but have kept them from the public due to a US-backed global gag order. #NameTheTaxCheaters
Report from @taxjustice.net 👉 bit.ly/taxjustice25
Who's robbed us? Our govts know— they have the tax records— but have kept them from the public due to a US-backed global gag order. #NameTheTaxCheaters
Report from @taxjustice.net 👉 bit.ly/taxjustice25
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The UK lost £11 BILLION to multinational corporations cheating on their taxes from 2016 to 2021.
Who's robbed us? Our govts know— they have the tax records— but have kept them from the public due to a US-backed global gag order. #NameTheTaxCheaters
Report from @taxjustice.net 👉 bit.ly/taxjustice25
Who's robbed us? Our govts know— they have the tax records— but have kept them from the public due to a US-backed global gag order. #NameTheTaxCheaters
Report from @taxjustice.net 👉 bit.ly/taxjustice25
What can we learn from previous societies where rampant inequality undermined social cohesion, in many cases to the point of collapse? We've just published the write-up of our event with Dr Luke Kemp, author of 'Goliath's Curse', with @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
Cursed by inequality
A summary of the discussion from our recent event with Dr Luke Kemp, author of 'Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse'
www.faircomment.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What can we learn from previous societies where rampant inequality undermined social cohesion, in many cases to the point of collapse? We've just published the write-up of our event with Dr Luke Kemp, author of 'Goliath's Curse', with @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
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On the International Day of Care and Support, this week’s New Economy Brief explores what the Carer's Allowance scandal tells us about how our economy and society undervalue care: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/w...
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
On the International Day of Care and Support, this week’s New Economy Brief explores what the Carer's Allowance scandal tells us about how our economy and society undervalue care: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/w...
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New research from @fairness.bsky.social shows how wealth inequality is harming our economy & society - featuring our work on the gender wealth gap. On average, men hold £378,079 compared to women’s £300,017 – a 21% gap.
Taxing wealth would both generate vital revenue and address gender inequality.
Taxing wealth would both generate vital revenue and address gender inequality.
The wealth gap between rich and poor increased by over 50% from 2011 to 2021, to over £11.5 trillion. Find out more about the impacts on our society, economy, democracy and environment, and what we can do about it, from our updated Wealth Gap Risk Register.
Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025
An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above
fairnessfoundation.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New research from @fairness.bsky.social shows how wealth inequality is harming our economy & society - featuring our work on the gender wealth gap. On average, men hold £378,079 compared to women’s £300,017 – a 21% gap.
Taxing wealth would both generate vital revenue and address gender inequality.
Taxing wealth would both generate vital revenue and address gender inequality.
❗️Our new research shows how the wealth gap grew by 54% between 2011 & 2021, locking more and more people out of a fair chance to succeed.
📈Our Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025 reveals how this extreme divide holds back economic growth & harms community cohesion.
🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
📈Our Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025 reveals how this extreme divide holds back economic growth & harms community cohesion.
🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
❗️Our new research shows how the wealth gap grew by 54% between 2011 & 2021, locking more and more people out of a fair chance to succeed.
📈Our Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025 reveals how this extreme divide holds back economic growth & harms community cohesion.
🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
📈Our Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025 reveals how this extreme divide holds back economic growth & harms community cohesion.
🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
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“The wealth gap is choking off growth, funnelling resources into property and financial assets rather than productive investment. It is worsening the housing crisis, which now stands as both a symptom and a driver of broader inequality”
@fairness.bsky.social
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
@fairness.bsky.social
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025
An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above
fairnessfoundation.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“The wealth gap is choking off growth, funnelling resources into property and financial assets rather than productive investment. It is worsening the housing crisis, which now stands as both a symptom and a driver of broader inequality”
@fairness.bsky.social
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
@fairness.bsky.social
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
The wealth gap between rich and poor increased by over 50% from 2011 to 2021, to over £11.5 trillion. Find out more about the impacts on our society, economy, democracy and environment, and what we can do about it, from our updated Wealth Gap Risk Register.
Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025
An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above
fairnessfoundation.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The wealth gap between rich and poor increased by over 50% from 2011 to 2021, to over £11.5 trillion. Find out more about the impacts on our society, economy, democracy and environment, and what we can do about it, from our updated Wealth Gap Risk Register.
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"The govt must use this moment to ensure that the super-rich contribute their fair share rather than cutting services that impact the poorest and most marginalised."
Our very own Caitlin Boswell in @theguardian.com, with a clear message for the Chancellor.
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Our very own Caitlin Boswell in @theguardian.com, with a clear message for the Chancellor.
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How Rachel Reeves could balance Britain’s books and lower inequality | Letters
Letters: Caitlin Boswell lays out measures that would make taxation fairer and improve lives. Plus letters from Rachel Sharp, Dr Tim Owen and Paul McGilchrist
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"The govt must use this moment to ensure that the super-rich contribute their fair share rather than cutting services that impact the poorest and most marginalised."
Our very own Caitlin Boswell in @theguardian.com, with a clear message for the Chancellor.
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Our very own Caitlin Boswell in @theguardian.com, with a clear message for the Chancellor.
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In lane one: Pensions Crisis!
In lane two: Intergenerational wealth disparity!
In lane three: Collapsing real wages for young people!
In lane four: A.I.!
*finger twitches on starting pistol*
In lane two: Intergenerational wealth disparity!
In lane three: Collapsing real wages for young people!
In lane four: A.I.!
*finger twitches on starting pistol*
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Don’t mention the pension! – Can we avoid a two-tier society? Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Don’t mention the pension! – Can we avoid a two-tier society? Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
In lane one: Pensions Crisis!
In lane two: Intergenerational wealth disparity!
In lane three: Collapsing real wages for young people!
In lane four: A.I.!
*finger twitches on starting pistol*
In lane two: Intergenerational wealth disparity!
In lane three: Collapsing real wages for young people!
In lane four: A.I.!
*finger twitches on starting pistol*
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What would a wealth tax look like? 💸
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#wealthtax #podcast
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#wealthtax #podcast
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What would a wealth tax look like? 💸
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#wealthtax #podcast
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#wealthtax #podcast
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🚨ICYMI🚨
Is the old “work hard and you’ll make it” model broken? And do we need a wealth tax to fix it? Will Snell of the @fairness.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Is the old “work hard and you’ll make it” model broken? And do we need a wealth tax to fix it? Will Snell of the @fairness.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🚨ICYMI🚨
Is the old “work hard and you’ll make it” model broken? And do we need a wealth tax to fix it? Will Snell of the @fairness.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Is the old “work hard and you’ll make it” model broken? And do we need a wealth tax to fix it? Will Snell of the @fairness.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Fairness Foundation CE Will Snell recently spoke on the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast to discuss how wealth inequality is shaping the retirement prospects of today’s workforce, and how current policy choices affect intergenerational fairness 👇
🎧Available now linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
🎧Available now linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
October 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Fairness Foundation CE Will Snell recently spoke on the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast to discuss how wealth inequality is shaping the retirement prospects of today’s workforce, and how current policy choices affect intergenerational fairness 👇
🎧Available now linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
🎧Available now linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Don’t mention the pension! – Can we avoid a two-tier society? Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Don’t mention the pension! – Can we avoid a two-tier society? Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Don’t mention the pension! – Can we avoid a two-tier society? Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Don’t mention the pension! – Can we avoid a two-tier society? Will Snell of the Fairness Foundation joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss a growing crisis 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#ukpolitics #pension
Straight Outta Richmal Crompton: The 'Just William' books were read by a generation who also grew up with the security of a functioning social contract. Today's young people are facing a very different future.
Straight Outta Richmal Crompton
The 'Just William' books were read by a generation who also grew up with the security of a functioning social contract. Today's young people are facing a very different future.
www.faircomment.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Straight Outta Richmal Crompton: The 'Just William' books were read by a generation who also grew up with the security of a functioning social contract. Today's young people are facing a very different future.
We've published a new set of interactive graphics on taxing wealth, including:
📈 the relative wealth share over recent years
📊 differences between headline/effective tax rates &
📢 the impact of different policy solutions
Find out more here🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/taxing-wealth
📈 the relative wealth share over recent years
📊 differences between headline/effective tax rates &
📢 the impact of different policy solutions
Find out more here🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/taxing-wealth
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
We've published a new set of interactive graphics on taxing wealth, including:
📈 the relative wealth share over recent years
📊 differences between headline/effective tax rates &
📢 the impact of different policy solutions
Find out more here🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/taxing-wealth
📈 the relative wealth share over recent years
📊 differences between headline/effective tax rates &
📢 the impact of different policy solutions
Find out more here🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/taxing-wealth
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Some weekend reading for anyone curious about the case for wealth taxes, and other policies to reduce wealth inequality.
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
Win-Win-Win
Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth
fairnessfoundation.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Some weekend reading for anyone curious about the case for wealth taxes, and other policies to reduce wealth inequality.
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
From Howard Reed and me for the @fairness.bsky.social:
"Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth"
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
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Labour MPs want the Chancellor to go beyond fiscal tinkering at the upcoming Budget.
New polling reveals a majority of Labour MPs (52%) think the Chancellor should raise taxes to fund more spending & investment rather than just to meet her fiscal rules: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
New polling reveals a majority of Labour MPs (52%) think the Chancellor should raise taxes to fund more spending & investment rather than just to meet her fiscal rules: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
Labour MPs call for Chancellor to hike taxes for greater spending - poll - LabourList
A majority of Labour MPs think the Chancellor should raise taxes at the Budget to allow for additional spending and investment above the amount needed to meet her fiscal rules.
labourlist.org
October 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Labour MPs want the Chancellor to go beyond fiscal tinkering at the upcoming Budget.
New polling reveals a majority of Labour MPs (52%) think the Chancellor should raise taxes to fund more spending & investment rather than just to meet her fiscal rules: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
New polling reveals a majority of Labour MPs (52%) think the Chancellor should raise taxes to fund more spending & investment rather than just to meet her fiscal rules: labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
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2⃣ We joined @fairness.bsky.social for the release of Win-Win-Win — their latest report showing how reforming wealth taxes can raise revenue, tackle inequality, and boost growth.
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
Win-Win-Win
Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth
fairnessfoundation.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
2⃣ We joined @fairness.bsky.social for the release of Win-Win-Win — their latest report showing how reforming wealth taxes can raise revenue, tackle inequality, and boost growth.
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win