Budget day is always a classic piece of British political theatre. The magic of the ‘red box’ held by the Chancellor, the routines and rituals at the Palace of Westminster, the near-impossibility of actually taking in this myriad of policy details … Continue reading
One of the disturbing features of American income inequality is the rising disconnection between the wages of ordinary workers and the compensation of a small cadre of executives. Despite huge gains in productivity over the last three decades, median wages … Continue reading
Just a short post to say that the blog will now be updated on Tuesdays and Thursdays (rather than Mon/Wed/Fri) – as ever, you can keep track of us through Facebook and Twitter. We’ll also be gradually getting more active … Continue reading
This is the first of an occasional series of posts where we ask inequalities researchers about what they want to achieve from academic research. In this post, I speak to Ruth Lupton, a Senior Research Fellow in CASE at LSE. … Continue reading
Dr David Parenti: We get the grant, we study the problem, we propose solutions. If they listen, they listen. If they don’t, it still makes for great research. What we publish on this is gonna get a lot of attention. … Continue reading
This is a cross-post of an article published on the LSE British Politics and Policy blog on the same day. Regular readers may notice that this builds on a number of previous posts on the site – and given that … Continue reading
A Welfare State in Need, is a Welfare State Indeed “There is no such thing as a natural disaster,” is the thought-provoking title of a book about Hurricane Katrina, but the point could apply to many recent tragedies, including the … Continue reading
Whatever your views, there’s always a temptation to ruffle a few feathers among your peers. Among left-wingers in the UK, David Goodhart did just that in 2004: he argued that two cherished left-wing ideals were in conflict. In simple terms, … Continue reading
In the United States there are two dominant narratives of race relations. One narrative focuses on racial progress, embodied by the election of Barack Obama, and sees us moving toward more racial harmony or even the vaunted “post-racial” moment. The … Continue reading
UK unemployment benefits are known for being pretty stingy. I’ve previously mentioned how they have fallen behind living standards since the early 1980s, and put us towards the bottom end of the OECD table of generosity. But there’s a problem … Continue reading
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