António Guterres says humanity faces unprecedented convergence of threats but mechanisms for collective action are under growing strain

“Vested interests. And lack of political will.”That’s what Kate Pickett believes is holding us back from taking needed action to tackle inequality and build a good society.In this episode Paul Skinner...

While two-thirds say that democracy is the best way to govern, four in ten say a strong leader would serve their country better.

Key thinkers suggest other radical measures in Compass report such as free personal social care and abolishing Lords

At the Equality Trust, we hear from people who would like to volunteer, gain experience, get involved or collaborate with us. So we are thinking about launching an online community. This would bring t...

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level

We’ve been enjoying watching the European Athletics Championships taking place in Birmingham, England, even though we’ve seen our athletes having to settle for heartbreaking fourth place quite a few t...

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As a very brief follow-on to our previous post on the anachronism of war in an interdependent world we show the Global Peace Index in relation to economic inequality in OECD countries. More unequal co...

Richard Wilkinson, Roberto De Vogli and Kate Pickett

Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett

Welcome to our Substack! We’re launching here because we believe a profound, transformative reset of our world is not only desirable, but entirely possible. The evidence is on our side. For decades,...

Our new paper, Wellbeing for People and Planet: How to Value Everyone and Everything on a Thriving Planet Beyond 2030, published today in The Lancet Planetary Health argues that many of the world’s mo...

Letter: Andy Burnham has a rare commitment to co-designing policy alongside experts and communities, says Kate Pickett

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor

We need an organised, strategised, and substantial progressive agenda across parties - and the cooperation to make it happen. That’s why Compass and Progressive Economic Forum are hosting a day of d...

This ‘ghost GDP’ shows how headline economic growth is increasingly disconnected from reality for most, says report

Billionaires are out of control. It’s time to stop them. This man made a billion pounds from people fleeing for their lives. You and I can’t outspend him. But together, we can fix the system that made...

Militarism and ecological collapse are not separate emergencies — they are the same emergency, feeding each other in a spiral humanity cannot afford to ignore.

The Epstein revelations are symptoms of a deeper crisis: a political economy that rewards extraction over creation and concentrates power in ever fewer hands.

This new paper makes a direct link between the levels of inequality seen in Britain today and our first-past-the-post voting system.

In The Good Society: And How We Make It, Kate Pickett argues that poverty is not an isolated misfortune but the predictable outcome of deep economic inequality, which erodes trust, health, and opportu...

Join the University of York, Compass and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on Friday 20 February as we partner for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett’s new book.

Civil disobedience, basic liberties and Yvette Cooper's violation of the basic preconditions for a democratic society

In her new book, the co-author of The Spirit Level gathers jaw-dropping facts about the inequality crisis in the UK – and explores creative ways to address it

We have a choice about the kind of society that we build. A fairer, more prosperous society is possible, but requires moving away from “trickle-down” economics.

Martin Chilton shares his reading highlights for February

Fairness isn’t just a moral ideal. It is one of the civic conditions that makes collective life possible.

Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions