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US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity
We rely on substandard measures to understand deprivation in the UK — and our forecasts can be wrong
Treasury to ‘catalyse’ limited growth clusters around research bases such as universities
Delayed second round of winning bids announced with promise to ‘reinvigorate’ coastal economies
Initiative, lobbied for by charities and MPs, expected in new year as part of levelling-up agenda
Financial sector’s social diversity initiative needs more meat but could be important
UK government must design positive policies to alleviate pressure on those who are sinking
The business case for better pay and secure hours is compelling — improved recruitment, retention, employee relations and reputational enhancement
Resolution Foundation points to wage stagnation, while IFS says fiscal rules only just met by £55bn squeeze
New data indicate UK will endure longest period of wage stagnation for two centuries
Networks of entrepreneurs with links to deprived communities are being harnessed as investors and business role models
‘You can see the weight on people’s shoulders and in their faces’
Rising hardship in schools risks exacerbating educational inequality and hampering pupils’ long-term prospects
Better than cutting benefits would be to get tough on the causes of welfare spending
The labour force needs investment in health, social care and childcare
Tax cuts for businesses and the better-off questioned by economists and draw furious reaction from Labour
When it comes to average household incomes, the UK may soon need to ask migrant labourers to take a pay cut
End Fuel Poverty Coalition urges next PM to swiftly help households cope with soaring energy bills
Health experts call on government to intervene over rising energy bills and falling living standards
Wealthy Americans may be helping to drive inflation and the financialisation of the economy
Education cannot compensate for the failure to implement redistributive social policies
Institute for Fiscal Studies research shows family background still a main driver in performance at school and later life
Government warned that relying on voluntary sector to fill gaps risks entrenching deep-rooted inequalities
The UK is experiencing the worst in-work poverty since records began. Charitable donors must step in
Resolution Foundation finds renters, single parents and those with young children to be most vulnerable
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