Tag: inequality

19 April 2018

An academic whose work has been likened to "eugenics" has come unstuck after he revealed some of his research was completely ...

We now have ‘beauty banks’ for poor people’s toiletries. We’ve got no dignity left.

27 February 2018

On 24 February, Sky News published an interview with the founder of Beauty Banks, the personal hygiene product equivalent of a ...

A Conservative councillor sparks controversy for saying residents on a deprived estate aren’t ‘grateful’

by Chris Jarvis

25 February 2018

A Conservative councillor in Oxfordshire has sparked controversy after comments about investment in an Oxford estate called Blackbird Leys. Gold-plated ...

In a country with food banks and hospital closures, it’s getting harder to tolerate football’s excesses [OPINION]

21 January 2018

Born from the sweat of the industrial working class, among its many nicknames association football has long been known as ...

The government is smug about the unemployment figures but there’s a huge problem with underemployment

by Sophia Akram

15 January 2018

A UK think tank is suggesting that, while unemployment figures are relatively low, underemployment is an escalating problem. And its findings ...

School segregates playground into ‘rich and poor zones’ based on parents’ ability to pay

by Kerry-Anne Mendoza

19 June 2022

A West Midlands school has provoked outrage after segregating children at playtime based on their parents' ability to pay a ...

The son of a baron went on Question Time to tell us to ‘stop talking about class’. He regrets that now. [VIDEO]

8 December 2017

BBC Question Time on 7 December focused mainly on Brexit. The panel included staunch 'Vote Leave' campaigner Bernard Jenkin. And the ...

As Trump prepares for a UK visit, a book reveals how the world ended up with him

by Sophia Akram

3 December 2017

Donald Trump may be visiting the UK in 2018. But he's likely to be met with protests because of his ...

With no sense of irony, George Osborne launches an appeal for hungry children [TWEETS]

30 November 2017

Evening Standard editor George Osborne took to Twitter on 28 November to launch his newspaper's Christmas appeal. The former chancellor tweeted a ...

Forget the stereotypes. It’s actually the rich who are now officially breeding like rabbits. [EXCLUSIVE]

29 November 2017

Exclusive research by The Canary reveals that birth rates among the richest people in society are, in part, driving the UK's ...

North/South divide? Think again. National inequality is far more complex than that.

28 November 2017

A new report by the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) has identified areas with the worst prospects in the UK. And its ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shows that even the football world gets the need for political change

24 November 2017

Outspoken manager of Liverpool Football Club, Jurgen Klopp, has revealed his political views in a candid interview. Speaking to The ...

CanaryPod 03 November 2017 – Inequality: An interview with Danny Dorling

by Nancy Mendoza

19 June 2022

This week, in an addendum to last week's CanaryPod, Global Editor Ed Sykes discusses his interview with Oxford academic, Danny ...

The Conservatives have been fooling us for years. Now an Oxford professor is exposing the truth. [VIDEOS]

by Ed Sykes

4 October 2018

The Conservative Party has been fooling Britain for years. But fortunately, one Oxford professor is now exposing the truth. Since ...

Theresa May vows to tackle inequality, hoping no one mentions her first act as Home Secretary

by James Wright

10 October 2017

The Prime Minister has vowed to tackle ethnic inequality. So she's probably hoping no one mentions one of her first ...

A plan is about to be unveiled at the Labour conference which could catapult Corbyn into Number 10 [VIDEO]

24 September 2017