"Its an absolute racket... in so many ways we've privatised our public sector, and that's also happened with our student loans"
@faizashaheen.bsky.social on the scandal of student loans
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
In the UK CEO pay at listed companies has reached record levels for the 3rd year in a row.
In the US levels of CEO pay are accelerating.
Tackling excessive pay and pay inequality is vital to improving living standards and creating a fairer economy.
www.ft.com/content/d8da...
Public services that we all rely on are struggling. Cuts to our social security are targeting the disabled. All whilst inequality grows.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Tax wealth, not work. Tax the super rich.
Our incoming Executive Director @faizashaheen.bsky.social on #PoliticsLive:
This will be a great event! Come along if you want to hear @faizashaheen.bsky.social @hilarycottam.bsky.social and @jackstilgoe.bsky.social discuss Elon Musk, AI, and the future of technological innovation. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...
people walking
"After 20 years of working on inequality, I can confidently say that class, and indeed class war, has never been more evident in my lifetime."
@faizashaheen.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social calls for class consciousness to reform the UK's politics.
Read more 👉https://ow.ly/P77T50VkRL5
We’re out and about across the UK today to tell MPs and constituents that our country is missing out on £460m a week without a wealth tax.
Rachel Reeves doesn’t need to make cuts, instead she can tax the richest people like us to build a better Britain.
#TaxOurWealth
Join the brilliant @faizashaheen.bsky.social and @maxlawsontin.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social for the next DLD Conversation chaired by Ha-Joon Chang on the very timely topic of:
Inequality - how it impacts development and what can be done.
📌March 10th 5.30-7pm
✏️Registration: bit.ly/3XhnK6i
Cannot wait for this discussion at LSE next week, do join us
Join us on March 10th at 5.30pm for a our next DLD conversation on how inequality affects development and what can be done about it - with the brilliant
@faizashaheen.bsky.social, @maxlawsontin.bsky.social and Ha-Joon Chang.
Register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Speaker announcement!
We are delighted to have @zarahsultana.bsky.social joining Aditya Chakrabortty, @claremacg.bsky.social , Mike Savage and Faiza Shaheen on 4 February as they ask: does social class still matter in Britain in the 21st century?
Register here: https://buff.ly/3PEvlaP
Extreme wealth is extreme control. Never has this been so clear. Well we don’t have to settle for it. In our letter to Davos leaders, 370+ millionaires & billionaires say we must draw the line. Protect ppl, planet, & democracy: rein in extreme wealth & tax us, the super rich.
