Inequality in the UK

Health

Does the UK really have the 12th largest ‘female health gap’ in the world?

By Leo Benedictus • 10 mins

Unreliable research from a male wellness company, which claimed that women are less healthy than men in the UK, has been widely shared by MPs, the media and institutions around the country. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Do the mini-Budget tax cuts favour the rich?

By Leo Benedictus • 5 mins

Income tax-payers across the income scale will benefit to some extent as a result of the Chancellor’s announcement—but higher earners will benefit much more. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Wales and Scotland are getting money to fund a council tax rebate

By Abbas Panjwani • 4 mins

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said the countries would not be receiving more money as other areas of their provisional budgets are being revised down. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Is income inequality falling?

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

While the Prime Minister claimed income inequality was falling, the latest analysis suggests it may be rising again after income support schemes were removed. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Golden oldies: Are one in five pensioners millionaires?

By Abbas Panjwani • 2 mins

A quarter of over 65s live in households with wealth above a million pounds. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Poverty is not the same as food insecurity

By Pippa Allen-Kinross • 4 mins

Claims about all households in poverty struggling to put food on the table need a closer look. Read

Economy, Business & Finance

Details missing on levelling up funding

By Abbas Panjwani • 3 mins

A list of priority areas due to receive early funding from the new “Levelling Up Fund” has been published. The rationale for why certain areas are prioritised has not. Read

Mark Francois did not deny that there is a gender pay gap

By Leo Benedictus • 1 min

This quote appears to be a fabrication. Read