Inequality, The Spirit Level and more…
- The Good SocietyKate’s new book published by Bodley Head on 05 Feb 2026
- The Spirit Level at 15Click here for The Equality Trust website to read a summary, download the full report, technical appendix and PowerPoint slidedeck
- Our landmark book revealed the cost of inequality. Fifteen years later, things have only got worsehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/23/landmark-book-spirit-level-cost-inequality-fifteen-years-later-worse-labour Labour should be emboldened by the popularity of policies aimed at breaking down inequality: now’s the time for ambition
- A call to action in the Big IssueTo tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
- Why the world cannot afford the richCommentary, Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00723-3
Too on point not to share, “Aussie reply to Trump rant about NATO not being there for us.
Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can’t cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where
Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement.
Channel 4 Dispatches went undercover inside the Financial Ombudsman Service @financialombuds. What they filmed should have shut the place down.
Their own staff said this on camera:
“I’m not proud to admit it but I’ve done it myself. Just taken a chance and just slung stuff
“Countries leaning hardest on gas are expected to see the biggest pressure on energy prices. By contrast, countries that spent the last decade building a broader mix of renewables and fixed-cost generation are forecast to face much smaller impacts.
Look at Spain. Its power