Stewart Lansley is the author ofThe Richer, The Poorer (Bristol University Press). He is a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol and a council member of the Progressive Economy Forum. His other books include A Sharing Economy (2016), Breadline Britain, The Rise of Mass Poverty (with Joanna Mack, 2015) and The Cost of Inequality (2011).
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisThe hidden inflation that the political class won’t talk aboutNot everyone is feeling the pinch – those with assets are enjoying a wealth bonanza
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLiz Truss is returning to the fairytale economics of the 1980sExcessive inequality and wealth redistribution to the rich have wrecked the economy. ‘Trussonomics’ won’t help
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPundits say British politics is undergoing a post-neoliberal shift. They’re wrongOn the contrary, the new capitalist variant may look much like the old
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Published in: ourEconomyFree basic services are no substitute for a condition-free income floorA decent future for all depends on building a more secure income base and rebuilding our badly depleted public services.
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Published in: ourEconomyA basic income is feasible and affordableNew research shows that introducing a guaranteed income floor would cut poverty, narrow inequality and reduce...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTalk is not enough: tackling inequality is now an economic imperativeIt has long been recognised that extreme inequality has many serious social consequences, as well as causing...