Young people deserve a system that lets them thrive, regardless of background. It's fair, and helps the economy by making the most of everyone's potential. We can't afford to hold another generation of talent back. The government must close the attainment gap. Education Policy Institute

🚀 BREAKING NEWS! 🚀 We’re launching the #SpotTheBlackMan Challenge! Young Black men in elected positions under 30 in UK politics are like unicorns—rumored but rarely seen. Help us prove they exist and raise them up! 📸🦄 #UKPolitics #YoungLeaders #NoUnicornsWereHarmed

The new Citizen's White Paper from @demos is an important contribution to the debate about how to revitalise our democracy. We argued in fairnessfoundation.com/deepening-oppo… that tackling inequalities is an area where a deliberative approach to policymaking would be particularly useful.

Inequality lessons from the Covid inquiry: As the Covid inquiry publishes it first report, we highlight how inequalities rob a nation of its resilience and its capacity to cope with future shocks. faircomment.co.uk/p/inequality-l…

NEW: Inequality's corrosive effects reach into every aspect of life. New data from 'The Spirit Level' authors Richard G Wilkinson & Kate Pickett shows inequality's impact on climate, society, and health. Read now: equalitytrust.org.uk/evidence-base/…

📢 IF YOU DO ONE THING, PLEASE READ THIS ⬇️ Essential new research from Kate Pickett and Richard G Wilkinson (via The Equality Trust) updating their groundbreaking book #TheSpiritLevel. #Inequality harms us all - even the rich - let's end it. ✊ Max12:1 equalitytrust.org.uk/evidence-base/…

Earlier this year I read all the empirical evidence, and normative arguments, on the two child benefit limit, and wrote this report for the Fairness Foundation. My conclusion: the case for repealing this cruel and counterproductive policy could not be clearer. fairnessfoundation.com/two-child-limit

EVENT: Join us for a "Coffee Colloquy", hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, as expert speakers from King's College London and beyond explore UN Sustainable Development Goal #1 – No Poverty – from a range of perspectives #KingsAndLondon ➡️ bit.ly/kcl-coffee-col…

EVENT: Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It. Join us and Fairness Foundation as Sam Freedman discusses his bestselling new book and where Britain's state institutions have gone wrong with Polly Curtis, Emma_Norris, Duncan Robinson & Bobby Duffy ➡️ bit.ly/kcl-failed-sta…

EVENT: What does declining prosperity mean for Britain's next generation? Join us and Fairness Foundation as Danny Dorling News discusses his new book on the welfare of the nation's youth with Georgia Banjo, Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza and Will Snell ➡️ bit.ly/kcl-seven-chil…

🇬🇧 | NEW REPORT: The UK's tax system is fuelling regional inequality. Taxing income more than we tax wealth disproportionately benefits those in the South. This new report sets out a serious of reforms to overhaul our tax system. ippr.org/articles/suppo…

EVENT: Join us for a "Coffee Colloquy", hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, as expert speakers from King's College London and beyond explore UN Sustainable Development Goal #1 – No Poverty – from a range of perspectives #KingsAndLondon ➡️ bit.ly/kcl-coffee-col…

Exploring the psychology of luck: Thoughts from a recent @brainclimate podcast episode in which we discuss our work on attitudes to luck, including in relation to the climate crisis faircomment.co.uk/p/exploring-th…

Really important perspective from Neal Lawson Compass on how to move forward after this summer's riots in the UK. compassonline.org.uk/publications/a…

Really looking forward to this event on excellent "Failed State" by Sam Freedman, with brilliant panel of Polly Curtis Emma_Norris and Duncan Robinson - joint event from The Policy Institute and Fairness Foundation. Over 1000 sign-ups, but space for more... kcl.ac.uk/events/failed-…

Who are the 15% who aren't bothered about inequality? Our polling finds a fairly consistent 15% who are unconcerned about inequality and oppose action to tackle it. Who are these people, and are they always the same people or do they vary by issue? faircomment.co.uk/p/who-are-the-…

“The question of poverty is not one that is the preserve of any one group of people, any part of the world” - Funmi Olonisakin Yesterday we were joined by expert panellists to ask what actions are needed to tackle poverty in the UK & internationally ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=sGu5Vo…

EVENT: What does declining prosperity mean for Britain's next generation? Join us and Fairness Foundation as Danny Dorling News discusses his new book on the welfare of the nation's youth with Georgia Banjo, Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza and Will Snell ➡️ loom.ly/S_wY6Kk

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"There are three big trends which have happened over the last 30, 40 years, each of which have made it harder to govern the country." Sam Freedman on the issues that must be addressed to improve the UK's political system, at our event with Fairness Foundation ➡️ youtu.be/r6YZMUvWsJ0