Tag: wealth inequality
Briefing 56: the gap between the richest and poorest region in the UK is the biggest in Europe
10 April 2015 • The gap in GDP-per-head between inner London and West Wales and the Valleys or Cornwall is bigger than the gap between the richest and poorest region in any other EU country
Briefing 55: Great wealth exists in the UK alongside unimaginable poverty
20 March 2015 • Since 2009 executive pay has soared and the number of billionaires has increased, while food bank use has rocketed and pay for ordinary workers has fallen
Briefing 48: The richest 1% of the UK population have as much wealth as the poorest 55% combined
31 October 2014 • The poorest half of the population have less wealth than the richest 1 per cent
Briefing 47: The poorest regions in the UK are the poorest in Northern Europe
16 October 2014 • Many UK regions are at least 20% poorer than the EU average, way below the poorest parts of France, Germany and other countries
Briefing 43: The poorest regions of the UK are the poorest in North West Europe
22 August 2014 • GDP per head in the poorest UK regions is lower than any region of France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Ireland, Sweden, Finland or Denmark
Briefing 43: The poorest regions of the UK are the poorest in North-West Europe
15 August 2014 • Eight UK regions are poorer than anywhere in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden or Ireland
Briefing 38: Most of the UK’s wealth belongs to the richest fifth of the population
11 July 2014 • The richest fifth are more than a hundred times richer than the poorest fifth
Briefing 30: The 100 richest people in the UK are as rich as the poorest 19 million
9 May 2014 • The 100 richest people in the UK are worth around £257 billion - that's about the same as the poorest 19 million, roughly 30% of the population, combined
Briefing 26: Almost one third of wealth in the UK is inherited, not earned
11 April 2014 • Wealth in the UK is unequal because some people inherit so much more than others
Briefing 24: The people who need the least help, get the most
28 March 2014 • The highest earners are more likely to have received financial support from their parents
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Recent briefings
- Briefing 65: Privately educated children earn more than state-educated children with the same grades
- Briefing 64: There are more disadvantaged children in Britain than in many other advanced economies
- Briefing 63: Reducing inequality doesn’t harm the economy
- Briefing 62: Rising inequality has reduced the UK’s economic growth
- Briefing 61: Regional inequality in the UK is the worst in Western Europe
