Four locked doors
What it will take for the Burnham government to build a fairer Britain
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How to build a public and political consensus for a fairer Britain
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Three ways to skin a cat
Taxing wealth has to be part of our response to wealth inequality, but we also need to spread wealth wider at source and put 'guardrails' in place to minimise the negative spillovers
Why is no one asking billionaires difficult questions?
High levels of wealth inequality are damaging our society, economy and democracy. But these arguments are rarely rehearsed when billionaires are challenged about their wealth, giving them a free pass.
July 2026 roundup
From the billionaire wealth machine of private equity to the tax system’s built-in bias against work, we make the case for making fairness the organising idea of a Burnham government
Ordinary wealth in every postcode
Why tackling extreme economic inequality will be the defining test of Andy Burnham's government and how he could do it
AI will kill off the lingering myth of meritocracy
We've gaslighted ourselves for years into believing that people's life trajectories owe much more to merit than luck. By removing our ability to measure merit, AI will finally put paid to that idea.
The billionaire factory
Jack Jeffrey interviews Hettie O'Brien about private equity in the UK
June 2026 roundup
From the impacts of extreme wealth at the very top of society, to the experiences of young people navigating an unequal economy, this month we continued to examine how wealth shapes all of our lives.
Wealth, power and fairness: in conversation with Mike Brewer
The Resolution Foundation's Deputy Chief Executive on why the absolute size of wealth gaps matters as much as the relative ones, what extreme wealth does to power, and much more...
Growing up in the Unequal Kingdom
Examining what the research suggests that children think about inequality