First published 19 October 2022 | Last updated 30 August 2023
BACKGROUND / Setting the scene
THE FAIR NECESSITIES / What is fairness?
Our definition of fairness, developed and published in 2021 and validated by polling in April 2022
INDICATORS / How fair is the UK?
15 indicators, three for each of the five fair necessities, to test whether we live in a fair society (methodology)
STATISTICS / What are the numbers behind the headline indicators?
Additional data such as regional and group breakdowns, changes over time, and overseas comparisons
SUBSTANCE / Why is the UK unfair?
Arguments about the nature, causes and consequences of key inequalities, citing and linking to third-party reports
SOLUTIONS / What can we do about it?
Some suggested solutions put forward by other organisations, grouped under three broad headings
SURVEYS / What does the public think?
A database of third-party polling on public attitudes linked to the fair necessities, as well as our own polling
What does our polling show?
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STORIES / How does this translate into real life?
Links to interviews with people who have experienced the sharp end of living with unfairness in the UK, or stories about other aspects of unfairness
PERSPECTIVES / On some cross-cutting topics
ISSUES / Browse the data by thematic issue
BACKGROUND / Appendices
RESOURCES / Fairness Foundation
Name | Status | Fair Necessities | Ref | Type | Subtitle | Issues |
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Drafted | Fair essentials | 1A | Statistics | What are the statistics behind the indicators? | ||
Drafted | Fair opportunities | 2A | Statistics | Statistics | ||
Drafted | Fair rewards | 3A | Statistics | Statistics | ||
Drafted | Fair exchange | 4A | Statistics | Statistics | ||
Drafted | Fair treatment | 5A | Statistics | Statistics |
Name | Status | Fair Necessities | Ref | Type | Subtitle | Issues |
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Drafted | Fair essentials | 1B | Substance | What are the substance of the issues (causes and consequences)? | ||
Drafted | Fair opportunities | 2B | Substance | Substance | ||
Drafted | Fair rewards | 3B | Substance | Substance | ||
Drafted | Fair exchange | 4B | Substance | Substance | ||
Drafted | Fair treatment | 5B | Substance | Substance |
Name | Status | Fair Necessities | Ref | Type | Subtitle | Issues |
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Not started | Fair essentials | 1C | Stories | What are the real-life stories that sit alongside the numbers? | ||
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Drafted | Fair essentials | 1D | Surveys | What does the survey data tell us about public attitudes to the issues? | ||
Drafted | Fair opportunities | 2D | Surveys | Surveys | ||
Drafted | Fair rewards | 3D | Surveys | Surveys | ||
Drafted | Fair exchange | 4D | Surveys | Surveys | ||
Drafted | Fair treatment | 5D | Surveys | Surveys |
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Drafted | Fair essentials | 1E | Solutions | What are the solutions that will enable us to build a fairer society? | ||
Drafted | Fair opportunities | 2E | Solutions | Solutions | ||
Drafted | Fair rewards | 3E | Solutions | Solutions | ||
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Drafted | Fair treatment | 5E | Solutions | Solutions |
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Name | Status | Fair Necessities | Ref | Type | Subtitle | Issues |
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Fair essentials | FN1 | Necessities | Everyone should have their basic needs met so that no one lives in poverty, and everyone can play a constructive role in society | |||
Fair opportunities | FN2 | Necessities | Everyone should have a decent chance to succeed in life, so we should remove the key barriers that prevent people from having equal opportunities | |||
Fair rewards | FN3 | Necessities | Everyone’s hard work should be rewarded on the basis of their contribution to our society and economy | |||
Fair exchange | FN4 | Necessities | Everyone should contribute to society by paying the taxes that they owe, and in return they should be supported by society when they need it | |||
Fair treatment | FN5 | Necessities | Everyone should be treated according to need, enjoying equal respect and equal influence on decisions made in their name |
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