Substance

Benefits are falling in real terms

Children with special needs are not well enough supported

Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities

Genetic differences only play a small part in determining educational outcomes

High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility

Higher levels of inequality make a wide range of social problems worse for everyone

Income inequality is high by historical and European standards

Levels of trust and social cohesion are low

Levels of wellbeing are declining

Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money

Millions are unable to afford decent housing

Parenting support only makes a small difference

People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university

People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school

People from poorer backgrounds earn less money

Poor quality work undermines people’s physical and mental health

Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks

Public services are often worse in deprived areas

Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality

Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities

Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice

Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality

The best way to become wealthy is to be wealthy already

The education system can never totally compensate for disadvantage

The nature of poverty is changing

The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder

The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities

The tax system could be designed to be more progressive

There are still high levels of tax evasion and avoidance

There is little relationship between merit and reward

Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work

Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality

Wealth is taxed at much lower rates than income