Article by Annabel HayesPhoto by Vadim Sherbakov on Unsplash“You’ll never live like common people. You’ll never do whatever common people do.” Thirty years on, and Pulp’s Common People still rings true. Britain, the polite nation of tea, football, queuing, and...
Article by Luca GrilloPhoto by Annie Spratt on UnsplashProponents of the new era of red-blooded capitalism promised neoliberalism would fuel efficiency, unleash the full potential of competitive markets, and make us all increasingly better off - but did they...
Article by Jiayi Wang Photo by dreamstime.comWhen we talk about social issues, 'poverty' is often seen as the chief culprit. However, as Wilkinson and Pickett point out in The Spirit Level, in wealthy countries, the key determinant of social health and well-being is...
Article by Grace WindsorPhoto by Jason Leung on UnsplashThe topic of inequality is a trend in the current world of economic news. With a seemingly black and white set of potential opinions on the subject, these perspectives tend to be based on whether macroeconomic...
Article by Yifei YanPhoto by Micha Lehmann on UnsplashWhen it comes to social problems, the first thing that many people think of is "poverty" - they think that as long as no one is starving, society will be stable. With the gradual improvement of social development...
Article by Theo RossPhoto by Owen Cannon on UnsplashIf the world’s ten richest men were taxed 99% of the wealth they gained during the COVID-19 pandemic, they could fund health, climate, and social protection for Earth’s entire population, whilst still leaving them...
Article by Jiajia LiPhoto by Zoshua Colah on UnsplashDo you still remember that highly ironic rainy night in the movie "Parasite"? While the rich kids set up tents in their yards to enjoy the fun of camping, the poor have to deal with semi-basements flooded with...
Article by Jiachen Wang The picture is provided by Eremita from 500pxNowadays, society faces a serious problem. Based on the theory of Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, in his 1897 book Cours d’économie politique, “In every society, a small number of people own a...
Article by Madeleine James It is clear that in the 21st century a great deal of the world’s richest nations suffer with social and health issues, which are more common in less developed poorer countries. Therefore, I pose the question that does being a wealthy nation...
Article by Sylvie HaywoodPhoto by James Lo on UnsplashIn 2020, Oxfam released that their recent studies had found that the combined fortunes of the world’s 26 richest individuals reached $1.4 trillion, which is the same amount as the total wealth of the poorest...
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