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We must address inequalities in seeking to bridge the generational divide

By Debora Price Filed Under: All posts Posted: November 8, 2016

MPs have called for cuts to state pension generosity, but Professor Debora Price says it is unfairness within generations that needs solving. The public have become used to portrayals of older people as sitting on gold-plated pensions and valuable housing, allowing them to live a life of luxury and leisure. By contrast, the young who cannot […]

Tagged With: generation, inequalities, pensions, triple lock

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Time for action on economic marginalisation in Greater Manchester

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: Devo, Inclusive Growth Posted: August 4, 2016

The Brexit vote underscores the need to address the economic marginalisation of the many people and communities across the UK who have been left behind by economic change. Ruth Lupton says it is time for inclusive growth to be on everyone’s agenda. Since we joined the Common Market in 1975 (but not because of it), […]

Tagged With: Brexit, devolution, economy, inclusive growth, inequalities, poverty

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Could smart cities be smarter about inequality?

By Joe Blakey Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted: May 9, 2016

Our cities are unequal – in wealth, quality of life and our carbon footprints, amongst other factors.  In the race to use technology to build so-called ‘smart cities’, Joe Blakey says we run the risk of locking-in, rather than tackling, those inequalities. Definitions and data When it comes to smart cities , Manchester is setting […]

Tagged With: cities, data, inequalities, Smart Cities, technology, technology policy

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Ethnic inequalities in health – policy paralysis and the need to be ambitious

James Nazroo By James Nazroo Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted: February 5, 2015

How and why does policy continue to fail to address inequalities in health? asks Professor James Nazroo. A recent report on inequalities in health, commissioned by the British Academy, brought together responses to the question, “What one policy could make a difference if implemented at a local level?” The context was, of course, local government, […]

Tagged With: Black Report, British Academy Report, employment rights, inequalities, inequality, Laia Bécares, local government, Runnymede Trust, This Generation

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How racism harms health

Laia Becares By Laia Becares Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: January 15, 2015

Lifetime experiences of racism damage the health of ethnic minorities from before birth until death, writes Dr Laia Bécares.   Racism is toxic for health. This can be taken literally, proven by a vast environmental justice literature that shows how some ethnic minorities are more likely than the white majority population to live within close […]

Tagged With: Arline Geronimus, discrimination, health, inequalities, life chances, racism, UK Millennium Cohort Study

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Where are ethnic inequalities greatest?

Nissa Finney By Nissa Finney Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: December 3, 2014

How ethnic minorities fare compared to the White British varies according to where they live, writes Dr Nissa Finney. She argues that addressing ethnic inequalities is an important local concern. In Manchester, a quarter of ethnic minorities live in overcrowded housing compared to around one in ten of the White British population. The unemployment rate […]

Tagged With: Bradford, census, CoDE, ethnicity, inequalities, Local Ethnic Inequalities, Manchester, New Local Government Network, Runnymede Trust

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