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Stop oligarchs buying democracy Billionaires are gaining too much power over our democracy. It's time to stop it.

Billionaires are gaining too much power over our democracy. I just signed an @equalitytrust.bsky.social petition to stop them. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stop oligarchs buying democracy Billionaires are gaining too much power over our democracy. It's time to stop it.

We all know billionaires are gaining too much power over our democracy. People often think stopping it would make elections costly for the public but NOTHING can cost us more in consequences than the way we're doing it now. Please consider signing this @equalitytrust.bsky.social petition

Economic inequity hasn’t occurred because the wealthy are any smarter than everyone else, or working any harder.

It was caused by a series of policy decisions that have steadily made life easier for the wealthy, and harder for most working people.

The billionaire philanthropist making hundreds of Londoners homeless He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?

Read London Centric's reporting about the ongoing evictions here: www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

Graphic stating billionaires cause homelessness with a quote from London Centric reading "London's worst mass eviction in recent history", referring to Asif Aziz's eviction of hundreds of people. Billionaires should be taxed, the graphic concludes.

Reporting from London Centric has exposed the ongoing mass eviction of hundreds of tenants from properties across London owned by Asif Aziz. Our lives should never be at the mercy of one capricious billionaire: we need to tax billionaire wealth, build social homes, and change our system.

Who's the billionaire behind London’s biggest mass eviction? He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?

London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

The 292 places paying more council tax than super-rich Kensington Some residents in England face bill hikes of £200 from April, as calls grow for reform of ‘outrageous’ council tax system

“Council tax is a very regressive and unfair system. It’s made regional wealth inequality even worse. It essentially punishes poorer areas for being poor.”

Our very own Joe Wright in The i news. Want to do something about it? 1/2

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Someone welding is the background to this text overlay that reads making or taking? public attitudes to wealth creation and extraction

We've released new polling this morning on wealth creation which sends a clear message to policymakers:

Back Britain’s genuine wealth creators - and take on the extractive practices draining our communities.

🔗Read more: fairnessfoundation.com/making-or-ta...

"The British public are strongly opposed to business models that are seen as extractive. Particular anger is reserved for business models that are understood to exploit consumers, workers or society more broadly, including those that avoid tax or rip off consumers."

UK overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of Trump administration Spending will drop 27% this year from 2024 levels to help fund higher defence budget

Cuts to overseas aid by the UK are set to go further and faster than those made by the Trump administration in the US, as Sir Keir Starmer’s government wrestles with funding pressures

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a graphic saying '63% say they have cut back on essentials because of the cost of living crisis', with some trollies illustrating the proportion.

Almost two thirds of people in the UK have cut back on essentials due to the cost of living. The crisis isn’t over — it’s getting worse.

Today we're launching the Cost of Living Action campaign, calling on the Government to end this crisis and ensure it never happens again.

Community Economists: Insights from Community Conversations - Equality Trust For many the economy is something unfamiliar and confusing. Something that happens to us, influenced by forces beyond our control or understanding. Changing this is crucial to building real,…

“What would it be like if everyone had what they needed to live a good life, and how would that be different from how things are now?” This is the question @equalitytrust.bsky.social Community Economists & @cts4change.bsky.social are asking to create a common vision for our future: buff.ly/oCifZjp

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

Why my vision of a Good Society is evidence-based, not utopian 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.

Talk of building a good society is often met with the charge of utopianism. But this is wrong, argues @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social.

The blueprint for a fairer society lies in front of us – but it requires moving away from “trickle-down” economics

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Flowchart exploring which billionaire will be your Valentine is based on tax payment, inheritance, media power, and controversies.

Will they be pretty? Will they be rich? Maybe they'll just be rich. But which billionaire will be your Valentine today?

Green and yellow layered heart with #heartunions text, stating billionaires organise so workers must organise

Billionaires are organising across the world, from South African billionaires trying to win control of political parties to American oligarchs undermining democracy wherever they can. The only way to stand up to them is for workers to organise back #heartunions

Green and yellow hearts display union benefits like maternity pay, sick pay, and pensions rights on a dark background.

If we want to build a more equal society, unions must be a key part of that. We know that more unionised societies are more equal, workers are more protected, and communities stronger - but that's far from the only reason to #heartunions this week

We asked our supporters who they'd hypothetically vote for in the Gorton and Denton by-election and a general election. 1/3 said they prioritised voting against a disliked party.
This week we're asking what you'd do with the House of Lords. Vote now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/weekly-poll/

Senior Digital Engagement Officer - Equality Trust We're looking for a Senior Digital Engagement Officer to develop and implement our digital communications strategy

Don't forget to apply to our Senior Digital Engagement Officer role! Applications close this Thursday. You don't want to miss this chance to mobilise the movement against inequality. Get your applications in at: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/

Collage of news clippings highlights billionaire influence on democracy, tax policies, and political campaigns worldwide.

The completely shocking utterly unsurprising reports about Mandelson, Epstein and banks show how broken the UK's system is – but we're not alone. Billionaires are exerting influence worldwide. We should stop them.

Inequality and health: Lost in the mists of time? Inequality has a profound negative effect on health and wellbeing: not because it suddenly kills, but by slowly reshaping how people live, relate, cope, and age

Inequality has a profoundly negative effect on health and wellbeing.

Not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age.

Richard Wilkinson and @profkepickett.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social on @lseinequalities.bsky.social

What Does ‘Lived Experience’ Really Mean? Our Panel’s Perspective Our Lived Experience Panel shares what the term ‘lived experience’ means to them, why language matters, and how genuine inclusion shapes real policy change.

Our latest blog, written by members of our Lived Experience Panel, explores the language we use and asks 'What Does Lived Experience Really Mean?'

fairbydesign.com/blog-what-li...

Person holding a green sign reading 'TAX THE RICH' at a protest, with a job vacancy for Senior Digital Engagement Officer by Equality Trust below.

We're hiring a new Senior Digital Engagement Officer to help grow our movement and tell stories about inequality's damage to our society!
Apply by 5th Feb: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/

A picture of Kate Pickett inviting you to the launch of her book the Good Society at 6pm on Wednesday 4th February.

Join us and our friends at Compass for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett's new book The Good Society online at 6pm on Wed 4th February. Featuring a truly stacked lineup of Caroline Lucas, Ruth Lister, George Monbiot and of course, Professor Kate Pickett.
Sign up now: https://ow.ly/kkpb50Y794O

The pre-eminent researchers into the impact of inequality said

Inequality as a fog that gradually seeps into every corner of social life.

Inequality has left such a deep imprint on health and wellbeing not because it suddenly kills, but because it slowly reshapes how people live, relate, cope, and age – until the damage can no longer be hidden
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Labour: the friend of cheats, crooks, and conpeople As AccountingWEB (of which I was for a decade at the start of the century a contributing editor) noted yesterday: The expected timeline for small companies and micro entities to file their profit and ...

Tax researcher Richard Murphy has a useful (and punchy) blog here explaining: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...

Changes to corporate tax transparency regulations that would have required businesses to publish actual information about their activities have been quietly delayed by the government. Not only will this encourage more tax avoidance, it'll also make it much harder to tackle fraud, abuse or crime.

A job vacancy image featuring a woman speaking into a megaphone at a community event, as if to convey the idea of an engagement officer. The text reads: new job vacancy, Senior Digital Engagement Officer. Fulltime, £42,064. London/hybrid. Apply by Thurs 5th February.

Inequality is moving fast. We've got 20,000 supporters to keep informed, MPs to lobby, research to promote, narratives to build, and community organising work all over the country. Be a part of that! Apply to be our next Senior Digital Engagement Officer: https://ow.ly/8WzP50Y3GsP

‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10 Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of d...

We're getting more and more proof that billionaire enrichment is at the expense of the rest of us. We need to tax the richest to invest in the rest of us, sure – but we also need to tax them to reduce their power over our lives.