The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

The Sunday Times rich list is a stark symbol of the growing inequality in the UK. As many people face worsening living conditions, a small few are becoming ever richer. Among them for the first time this year is Graham King, an Essex businessman who has accumulated a £750 million…

Never fall for the line that lifting people out of poverty and reducing inequality is a task too complex or costly to undertake

It comes after a Work and Pensions Committee session with campaigners from Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) and the PSHO.

‘Overall... the picture is one of sustained inequality’ said the report’s lead author

NSSO fact sheet data reveals declining poverty and inequality trends, with varying estimates based on different methodologies.

South Africa will vote on 29 May – three decades after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress has been in power since then, but polls are predicting the party will lose its majority with many voters disgruntled by its failure to address inequality.

In today’s newsletter: The prime minister has crushed his challengers and is leaning into Islamophobia on the campaign trail to ensure a third victory, despite rising inequality

The Indian election's fourth phase highlights religion, inequality, and intense campaigning for power, shaping the nation's future.

Given low levels of human development, high levels of inequality, low savings, and high debt, it is time to think about an alternate growth strategy which accords primacy to human development