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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...

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.

❗️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

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

“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

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

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.

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

"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...

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*

What would a wealth tax look like? 💸

Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

#wealthtax #podcast

🚨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

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...

🚨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

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.

graphic with text saying exploring wealth inequality and line going up as on a graph

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

Win-Win-Win Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth

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

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.

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...

Win-Win-Win Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth

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

Win-Win-Win Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth

In November's Budget, the Chancellor can reform taxes on wealth to achieve three wins - raising revenue, tackling inequality and boosting growth. Find out more at fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win

Four flavours of fairness Fairness was a common thread running through the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Reform conferences this year

Four flavours of fairness: Fairness was a common thread running through the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Reform conferences this year. Read our round-up by @jasonbunting.bsky.social

This week's New Economy Brief looks at the crisis in local government funding - its roots, its consequences and possible solutions:
neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/c...

Cursed by inequality The history and future of societal collapse - a discussion of the new book 'Goliath's Curse' at King's College London and online on 20/10/25

What can we learn from previous societies where rampant inequality undermined social cohesion, in many cases to the point of collapse? Join us and @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
for a discussion with Dr Luke Kemp, author of 'Goliath's Curse', and @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on 20 October at 6.15pm to find out

We have set out a series of tax reforms that do just this with @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social, @patmillsuk.bsky.social, @neweconomics.bsky.social and @tap-uk.bsky.social👇

Rachel Reeves’s second budget needs a narrative of fairness to justify tax rises | Heather Stewart The chancellor should reach for the language of solidarity and social justice that this government tends to recoil from

Spot on from @guardianheather.bsky.social in @theguardian.com, quoting @centaxuk.bsky.social, @demos-uk.bsky.social, @resfoundation.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social. The right tax reforms, well designed and communicated, can raise revenue, reduce wealth inequality, boost fairness AND drive growth

Voice, agency and investment How alternative economic models can spread wealth and power more equitably

Alternative economic models can spread wealth and power more equitably in response to rising discontent with the status quo. We need to champion voice, agency and investment. @compassoffice.bsky.social @pdiviews.bsky.social @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social

It's impossible to earn a billion, but there are more billionaires every year. How?

We talk w/ @theguardian.com's @josh-tou.bsky.social about "collected wealth" vs "earned wealth", how we tax them unequally & why #WealthTax protects our earner way of life #TaxTheSuperRich youtu.be/vPZRDt1kcV8?...

Graphic with text overlay saying the risks of wealth inequality

📊 Too often, the role of inequality as a risk driver is not properly factored into government resilience planning.

👉 Read our latest piece on the risks of inequality here, including our other takeaways on this year's Labour Conference: www.faircomment.co.uk/p/were-not-t...

As @tom-clark.bsky.social says in @prospectmagazine.co.uk, Rachel Reeves's conference speech, emphasising contribution, didn't specify who is not contributing to society - wealth extractors and tax dodgers, or immigrants and people relying on benefits? Govt needs clearer messaging on this, urgently.

Rigged How the unfairness of Britain’s broken social contract drives support for populism

A more equal society is a more prosperous society, and a more cohesive one.

Is growth a precondition for fairness? Jack Jeffrey argues that we need to rethink growth rather than seeing it as a necessary first step in building a fairer society and economy

Creating wealth that benefits everyone, that spreads wealth more fairly across society rather than concentrating it at the top, will help grow the economy - in fact, there's a limit to how much you can achieve growth without reducing wealth inequality.

Hoovering up the cake The latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List raises some uncomfortable questions about how much wealth in the UK is created and how much is simply extracted

He went on to say that "the defining mission of this government is to grow the economy, improve living standards, and change the way we create wealth." That third 'mission' is key.

Quick reaction to the PM's conference speech (🧵)

"Wealth creation is hoarded by just a few communities", the PM said in his conference speech today. Another way of putting this is that too much wealth is extracted from our economy, rather than genuinely being created in the first place.