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How opinion polling and framing research can work together
These two approaches can be used together to identify communications strategies to support social progress. A case study of research on health…
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Socially Determined: new data on attitudes to health inequalities
Polling suggests that personal experience is increasing public awareness and understanding of the social determinants of health
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Could What Works work for inequalities?
Political leaders might be more willing to take action on inequalities if they better understood the consequences of inequalities and which…
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Social contract killers
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Do people care more about inequality or unfairness?
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Measuring merit and luck
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Why doesn't the private sector talk more about socio-economic inequality?
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Are Brits more progressive than we think?
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Unequal wellbeing makes for a sick society
A landmark report by Carnegie UK shows alarming gaps in wellbeing between different groups in society; the implications are stark
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How to create a fair society
Can the left and the right find common ground? Reflections from our webinar last week with Daniel Chandler, author of 'Free and Equal'
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Fairness in the House
What do politicians in the UK mean when they talk about fairness, and what can this tell us about the prospects for agreeing on what a fair society…
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Measuring merit and luck
The idea of meritocracy is so potent that many people believe in it despite the evidence that it doesn't exist. Should we pay more attention to the role…
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Who is entitled to fairness?
Politicians often suggest that some groups in society are nearer the front of the fairness queue than others. What are we to make of this?
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In case you missed it: September 2023
A round-up of interesting reads from the last month and a look ahead to events this week
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Embracing the nanny state
The latest British Social Attitudes survey shows increasing public support for intervention by government in society and the economy
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Event: Mark Carney & Nick Macpherson on Value(s): Building a Better World for All
Join the former Bank of England Governor and the former Treasury Permanent Secretary for a webinar on 5 October to discuss Mark Carney's recent book
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Intergenerational inequality and solidarity
Young people are likely to be worse off than their parents, says the Social Mobility Commission; meanwhile, family ties mean older people support…
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