Co-Executive Director of @equalitytrust.bsky.social. Working to challenge concentrations of income, wealth and power so that everyone can have a good life 🌺🌸🌼 Sign up to our weekly newsletter https://equalitytrust.org.uk/sign-our-newsletter/https://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3ldfz3alvjg27“Destitution by design” was the finding of a joint report on the impact of the immigration system on poverty [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2024 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfz3alvjg27https://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lcilhvxmg32cThe UK’s inequality crisis is causing harm. By threatening democracy, decimating public services and stagnating wages It doesn’t have to be this way. Change is possible and desirable Donations received this week will be doubled. Please give generously if you can https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002TPTgSAAX04 Dec 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcilhvxmg32chttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lccq33k3y72qIt tells us a lot about power and privilege that the only people who have spoken out about GW (so far) are middle-class women of a certain age https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/dec/01/gregg-wallace-outrage-grows-as-conduct-complaints-over-14-years-revealed? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/dec/01/gregg-wallace-outrage-grows-as-conduct-complaints-over-14-years-revealed?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other02 Dec 2024 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccq33k3y72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lbw36upqzu27Participative democracy practices are fantastic at bringing people from across the divide together to deliberate and reach more informed views. Divisive politics causes hate, fear and tension. We need a more robust approach to policy-making that unites people https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/27/mps-assisted-dying-bill-vote-right-to-die https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/27/mps-assisted-dying-bill-vote-right-to-die?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other27 Nov 2024 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbw36upqzu27https://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lbfsaexgy32t With high inequality, unaffordable housing and stagnant wages our structures have failed young people We explored the social contract with a group of fantastic youth advocates. Their final film has been nominated for a Smiley Award Please vote for it! 👇 https://smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/reconstructing-the-social-contract20 Nov 2024 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfsaexgy32thttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lbfemtd5b22tAnother example of inequality of income, wealth and power: on average, women earn £631 less every month than men, which is a difference of £7,572 per year (Fawcett Society data) Today marks the day that women effectively work for no pay Change is possible https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/women-will-effectively-work-free-rest-year-today20 Nov 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfemtd5b22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lbbx7vpfqv23Great thread outlining what many people knew already: the UK’s structures and systems (political processes, media landscape and the economy) are designed to heavily favour the already affluent, usually at the expense of everyone else. Transformative change is both possible and beneficial [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbx7vpfqv23https://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lb7kadbbz22oCommodification of care is abhorrent. The way a society treats its vulnerable people is very telling. The UK has chosen to profit from ours Change is possible and desirable. Everyone deserves a good life and as the 5th richest country we can, and must, do better https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/18/overhaul-of-childrens-social-care-in-england-will-crack-down-on-firms-profiteering https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/18/overhaul-of-childrens-social-care-in-england-will-crack-down-on-firms-profiteering?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other18 Nov 2024 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7kadbbz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lb3hshx22c2sInequality in the UK is causing harm: from reduced healthy life expectancy to increased crime and lower levels of happiness. We need to disrupt the transfer of wealth. The super-rich (like Jeremy Clarkson) are buying farmland with the sole intention of avoiding tax https://theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/farmers-protest-as-keir-starmer-says-he-will-defend-the-budget-all-day-long https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/16/farmers-protest-as-keir-starmer-says-he-will-defend-the-budget-all-day-long16 Nov 2024 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3hshx22c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3lay4pfgnkz2rIt’s all a fiction. Paddington Bear is as made up as the narrative so many tell themselves and each other about Britain Public services are failing and the standard of living is falling because the ultra-wealthy control the narrative and the systems; enabling them to exploit and extract. Again [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lay4pfgnkz2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3laxzlgbtnx2nOr is the system working perfectly well for the people who have design, control a d benefit from it? We need a whole different democracy. Where different people can make different decisions that benefit different groups of people. #TaxTheUltraRich #PowerToThePeople [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxzlgbtnx2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cockney-rebel.bsky.social/post/3laxzdjayfo2sWhat a week! Finally got to launch our update the The Spirit Level - written 15-years after the OG publication. Was humbling and heartening that so many knowledgeable and committed MPs, Lords and staffer joined us to discuss what transformative change could look like 🌺🌸🌼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:5rvbsgzcj3fdeqwiw4owtc7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxzdjayfo2s