Inequality

To state school alumni starting university, I say this: be proud of your background | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

by The Guardian | Oct 5, 2026 | Class issues, Education, Freshers, Higher education, Inequality, Private schools, Schools, Social mobility, Student experience, The Guardian, Universities | 0 |

Accusations of classism chime with my experience 20 years ago. So all hail the Bristol graduate awarding state schools red plaques“So, where did you go to school?” On the face of it, it doesn’t seem like a loaded question. I was...

‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism

by The Guardian | Sep 27, 2026 | Class issues, Education, Higher education, Inequality, Scotland, The Guardian, UK news, University of St Andrews | 0 |

Online comments reflect class tensions at Scottish university between those from lower-income families and wealthier US undergraduatesWhen Sophie Rose Jenkins announced she would not return to St Andrews University this academic...

Burnham urged to tackle inequality with policies including wealth tax

by The Guardian | Sep 9, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Economic policy, England, Inequality, John Healey, Nationalisation, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news | 0 |

Key thinkers suggest other radical measures in Compass report such as free personal social care and abolishing LordsAndy Burnham should tackle inequality in the UK by introducing a wealth tax, universal free personal social care...

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

by The Guardian | Aug 24, 2026 | Europe, Germany, Inequality, Race, Social exclusion, Society, Swimming, The Guardian | 0 |

Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capitalIt was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive...

Here is the news from the US: Woke 1.0 is over. But what did progressives do wrong? | Nesrine Malik

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | #MeToo movement, Black Lives Matter movement, Inequality, Protest, Protest (US), Race, Social media, The Guardian, Universities, US news, World News | 0 |

A movement with safety, dignity and equality at its heart may now be blamed for the rightwing backlash. But within it were principles worth carrying forwardsEvery once in a while, the discourse gods send a tablet down to the...

Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality

by The Guardian | Aug 18, 2026 | Aid, Andy Burnham, Business, Economics, Inequality, Labour, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news, United Nations, World News | 0 |

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to...

Gary Lineker wants millionaires like him to pay wealth tax – The Latest

by The Guardian | Jul 23, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Gary Lineker, Inequality, Labour, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker are asking Andy Burnham to tax their wealth more. More than 100 UK-based millionaires have signed an open letter to the prime minister, saying: ‘We want you to tax us. We can...

Alarm over hospital lung admissions for children in England’s poorest postcodes

by The Guardian | Jul 23, 2026 | Air pollution, Children, Children's health, England, Environment, Health, Health policy, Inequality, Politics, Pollution, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian | 0 |

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areasChildren living in the poorest areas across England are 40% more likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory infections, an...

Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says

by The Guardian | Jul 18, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Class issues, Commonwealth immigration, Immigration and asylum, Inequality, Labour, Politics, Race, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news, Windrush scandal | 0 |

Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David WeaverAndy Burnham has a historic opportunity to shift the national mood on racism, the chair of Operation Black Vote has...

Andy Burnham signals a wealth tax is off the agenda for now

by The Guardian | Jul 15, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Economic policy, Income tax, Inequality, Labour, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

I don’t want to create new divisions, incoming prime minister says as Mahmood is tipped to be chancellorAndy Burnham has signalled that he will not increase wealth taxes immediately after becoming prime minister, easing concerns...

Andy Burnham signals a wealth tax is off the agenda for now

by The Guardian | Jul 15, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Economic policy, Income tax, Inequality, Labour, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

I don’t want to create new divisions, incoming prime minister says as Mahmood is tipped to be chancellorAndy Burnham has signalled that he will not increase wealth taxes immediately after becoming prime minister, easing concerns...

UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say

by The Guardian | Jul 13, 2026 | Asthma, Children, Children's health, Health, Health policy, Inequality, Politics, Public services policy, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Vaccines and immunisation | 0 |

Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’Children in the UK will grow up to be one of the unhealthiest generations in decades, with child health outcomes...

Category: Inequality