On Monday I appeared on a (recorded) Channel 4 ‘infotainment’ programme called ‘How Rich Are You?’ The appearance was sold … Continue reading “Ten mistakes that permeated the Channel 4 ‘How Rich Are You?’ programme on inequality (part 1)”

The purpose of a think tank – the clue is in the name – is to think big and holistically. … Continue reading “Thatcherism and British living standards”

The conventional wisdom in the mainstream poverty literature is that Margaret Thatcher’s policies caused an explosion of poverty. As one … Continue reading “Thatcherism and poverty: did the poor get poorer?”