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Peak Inequality – Britain’s Ticking Time Bomb

July 17, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

When we think of economic inequality we tend to think of a trend that is ever rising and destined to continue rising; that is far from inevitable. There are many statistics today that point at Britain being at a peak of inequality. However, having allowed the gaps between us to grow so wide has had dire implications for our health, housing, education, demography, politics and future. Danny Dorling highlights these and discusses what it will take to begin to descend from the peak of inequality.

Danny Dorling (@dannydorling) is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford. He has also worked in Sheffield, Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds and New Zealand, went to university in Newcastle upon Tyne, and grew up in Oxford. He has published over forty books including many atlases and All That is Solid in 2014; Injustice: Why social inequalities still persist in 2015; A Better Politics: How government can make us happier in 2016; The Equality Effect in 2017; and Do We Need Economic Inequality? – in 2018. His latest book is Peak Inequality – Britain’s Ticking Time Bomb.

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Date:
July 17, 2018
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2018/07/20180717t1830vOT/peak-inequality

Organiser

London School of Economics

Venue

London School of Economics