Duncan Exley

Before writing The End of Aspiration, Duncan Exley was Director of the Equality Trust. He now works part-time as a youth worker / climbing instructor, and part-time as a freelance influencing & impact consultant.

We already have what we need to re-imagine the British economy

Ask the British people what a minimum standard of living looks like, and there is a surprising consensus. Yet far too many fall below it.

By Duncan Exley

/ 17 Apr 2020

We already have what we need to re-imagine the British economy

Austerity has made people less prepared for a no-deal Brexit

The government says it's preparing to crash out of the EU. But ten years of spending cuts have made the people of Britain intensely vulnerable to economic shock.

By Duncan Exley

/ 9 Aug 2019

Austerity has made people less prepared for a no-deal Brexit

The end of aspiration? Why ‘social mobility’ is falling as inequality rises

Politicians have lately prioritised ‘social mobility’ over ‘inequality’. But a new book exploring the journeys of those who rose ‘out of their class’ finds that inequality is now shutting those routes down.

By Duncan Exley

/ 17 May 2019

The end of aspiration? Why ‘social mobility’ is falling as inequality rises

Opponents of grammar schools have truth on their side, but truth alone won’t win the battle of ideas

The facts show the grammar/secondary modern school system doesn't work. But facts rarely persuade people.

By Duncan Exley

/ 8 Aug 2016