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March 2025

Embedding fairness in regional growth
The Thames Estuary Growth Board shows how a holistic approach to fairness can guide sustainable investment and economic growth at the regional level
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Will Snell
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Our response to the spring statement
The Chancellor's cuts to social security will save money in the short term but risk costing our economy and society much more in the long term
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Will Snell
From doom loop to bloom loop
Cutting social security too far will only yield further stagnation. Taxes must rise to meet spending pressures and achieve the government's missions…
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Will Snell
Slipping further into the void
The latest update of the Fairness Index shows that, on key measures of inequality and poverty, Britain has become even more unfair in recent years
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Will Snell
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From unequal gains to shared wealth
Crafting an economy that works for everyone: a guest post from Jack Jeffrey
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Will Snell
The other economic divide
Right-wing populists in the UK, US and many other countries are deeply split on economic issues. There is considerable political mileage in exploiting…
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Will Snell

February 2025

Expanding our moral circles
How can we collectively focus more attention on the wellbeing of future generations, and of those who are distant from us in both time and space?
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Anita Sangha
Regulate to accumulate
Deregulation is the wrong approach - better regulation can drive growth AND fight inequality
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Will Snell
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The rise and fall of the Meritwokecracy
By trying to compensate for inequality while neglecting to tackle its causes, we risk fiddling while Rome burns
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Will Snell
Children’s beliefs about fairness and the future
Children and young people are feeling increasingly disenfranchised and disenchanted about their prospects. Failure to act could see Generation Z turning…
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Anita Sangha
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