This is an independent campaign site which uses data from respected organisations, presented in a visual and interactive way, to help raise awareness of the growing problem of inequality in the UK.
Inequality has grown steadily in the UK since the late 1970’s. The share of national wealth and income of the top 10%, and particularly the top 1%, has grown enormously since 1979. We need urgent action from politicians to reduce inequality, because it affects everyone and ultimately threatens our economic system.
See where you fit in here – and find out how much better or worse off you’d be if we took inequality back to the levels of the 1970’s. And see how austerity can be avoided here.
Why inequality is bad for us all
Economies need a degree of inequality to provide people with an incentive to work hard. But inequality in the UK goes way beyond the levels needed to achieve that goal. Here are four arguments why inequality is bad for us all – even ultimately for those at the top.
Undermines Democracy
Extreme wealth brings undue power and influence over government, resulting in policies that are not in the best interest of the majority. Examples:
Austerity
Unnecessary if the govt closed the tax gap!Here’s why
Climate Change
inaction in face of super-wealthy fossil fuel interests.
Why does the government allow such extreme inequality?
Inequality continues to worsen and, if left unchecked, it will break our capitalist model.