Most British people think we live in a reasonably equal country.
Out of a list of 179 countries measured by distribution of wealth, including Gini coefficients, Britain is 107th.
Decades if not centuries of media propaganda have resulted in a profoundly ill-informed population.
Out of a list of 179 countries measured by distribution of wealth, including Gini coefficients, Britain is 107th.
Decades if not centuries of media propaganda have resulted in a profoundly ill-informed population.
Inequality has been rising for nearly 40 years.
The gap between rich and poor is the widest since WWII.
If current trends continue, we will have reached Victorian levels of inequality in 15 years.
This video is from 2013:
The gap between rich and poor is the widest since WWII.
If current trends continue, we will have reached Victorian levels of inequality in 15 years.
This video is from 2013:
So what happened? And what are the consequences?
https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1359445197113950208
In 2015, it was calculated that if the total income of everyone in the UK were shared between the richest 1% & everyone else in the same way as it is in the Netherlands or Denmark, 99% of us would be better off by £3,000/year/household.
inequalitybriefing.org
inequalitybriefing.org
The combined cost to the UK economy of #Brexit & #COVID19 (so far) is £480 BILLION.
Since 2009, the wealth of Britain's richest 1,000 people (the 0.001% - many of whom fund the @Conservatives) has INCREASED by £480 BILLION.
Are they criminalizing protest to protect the 0.001%?
Since 2009, the wealth of Britain's richest 1,000 people (the 0.001% - many of whom fund the @Conservatives) has INCREASED by £480 BILLION.
Are they criminalizing protest to protect the 0.001%?
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