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At the beginning of February, the Resolution Foundation forecast that the UK risks facing levels of inequality not seen since the 1980s. The suggestion of a return to the 80s is enough to bring most of us out in a cold sweat – the music, the hair, Dynasty. But the sharp warning about the surge in inequality could in fact provide the momentum to effectively guide the Prime Minister’s new social justice plan. Beyond the need to establish a new economic model in a tumultuous period, the social justice plan should also incorporate longer term investments to reduce the intergenerational cycle of poverty.
