Index indicators
Additional statistics
Arguments
High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility
High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility
Income inequality is high by historical and European standards 
Income inequality is high by historical and European standards
Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money
Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money
Poor quality work undermines people’s physical and mental health
Poor quality work undermines people’s physical and mental health
There is little relationship between merit and reward
There is little relationship between merit and reward
Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work
Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work
Cited policy reports or articles
‘We are drowning in insecurity’: young people and life after the pandemic
‘We are drowning in insecurity’: young people and life after the pandemic
Apr 29, 2021
Broken Ladders: The Myth of Meritocracy for Women of Colour in the Workplace
Broken Ladders: The Myth of Meritocracy for Women of Colour in the Workplace
May 25, 2022
Higher education, career opportunities, and intergenerational inequality
Higher education, career opportunities, and intergenerational inequality
Oct 13, 2016
Measuring Unfair Inequality: Reconciling Equality of Opportunity and Freedom from Poverty
Measuring Unfair Inequality: Reconciling Equality of Opportunity and Freedom from Poverty
Sep 16, 2021
Overcoming the liability of poorness: disadvantage, fragility, and the poverty entrepreneur
Overcoming the liability of poorness: disadvantage, fragility, and the poverty entrepreneur
Oct 3, 2020
Return of bumper pay growth in finance fuels new rise in earnings inequality
Return of bumper pay growth in finance fuels new rise in earnings inequality
May 4, 2022
The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve?
The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve?
Oct 19, 2018
We need to challenge the myth that the rich are specially-talented wealth creators
We need to challenge the myth that the rich are specially-talented wealth creators
Jan 27, 2015
Cited attitudinal and framing research
6 in 10 believe the main priority of business should be delivering better pay for their workers
6 in 10 believe the main priority of business should be delivering better pay for their workers
Oct 27, 2022
Six out of ten people think CEOs should be paid no more than ten times their typical employee
Six out of ten people think CEOs should be paid no more than ten times their typical employee
May 2, 2022
Stories from partner organisations
A society deeply divided between the haves and have-nots ceases to function normally
A society deeply divided between the haves and have-nots ceases to function normally
Graham Hobson, Photobox founder, talks about how unjustifiably excessive pay for CEOs creates social, economic and political problems
I don’t know how my school would function without teaching assistants
I don’t know how my school would function without teaching assistants
Southampton headteacher Sian Carr talks about the impact of the cost of living crisis on teaching assistants
NHS nurse and single mum living on just £24 a week after bills
NHS nurse and single mum living on just £24 a week after bills
Heather says she has to take on extra shifts rather than spend time with her children, even working during her holiday
Paying a higher rate of tax on earnings above £200k is not going to make you poor, is it?
Paying a higher rate of tax on earnings above £200k is not going to make you poor, is it?
Gemma McGough argues that millionaires like her should be taxed more to tackle inequality and support public services
I made money by betting inequality was going to destroy our economy
I made money by betting inequality was going to destroy our economy
City trader turned campaigner Gary Stevenson on how our current economic system is broken, and rewards speculation
