Archive - Fixing Inequality

Can we have our cake and eat it?

Next year we have to reset relations with Europe, reassure America and de-risk trade with China. Get it right and we become the 'very point of junction…

Dec 20 •

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November 2024

Labour’s next bold reform should be civic capitalism

It was a real pleasure this week to help launch the High Pay Centre’s thoughtful new report - A Charter for Fair Pay - which is incredibly well timed.

Nov 30 •

Of Trade and Trust

'Three Defences' can de-risk trade with China, forestall Trump's tariffs and buttress European commerce

Nov 23 •

Biden’s Lesson for Labour

As the dust settles on President Trump’s re-election, new warnings emerge for Labour: the political peril of wages that fail to rise.

Nov 9 •

President Trump's re-election sends a warning to progressives around the world. If we don't fix inequality, the populists rise to power will continue.

Nov 7 •

October 2024

Spirit of '44: Readout from the IMF World Bank Meetings in Washington

Oct 26 •

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The spirit of Bretton Woods should inspire us to step up multi-lateral action. We can't escape the old extremes of poverty and the new extremes of the…

Oct 26 •

Rage to riches (II)

How a new system of Universal Basic Capital can help us fix wealth inequality and defeat populism

Oct 10 •

We can't beat populism unless we fix wealth inequality. And we can't fix wealth inequality without some windfall taxes on the very wealthiest

Oct 6 •

May 2024

How to Reconnect Economics and Ethics

The old tradition of 'moral economy' could teach us a lot about economic reform. As Adam Smith knew all too well.

May 20 •

Industrial Revolutions Need Mission Driven Government

The Industrial Revolution began not in China but Britain. Understanding why teaches us a lot about the virtues of mission-driven government.

May 13 •

Five ways to strengthen trade with Europe

If we want to fix Britain’s inequality problem we need an economy that grows faster. And that means stronger - not weaker - links to Europe.

May 10 •

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