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12 Jun 20
The introduction of a citizens’ basic income in Scotland would require a “massive fiscal effort” by taxpayers to fund a substantial reduction in poverty, according to new analysis.
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19 Jun 19
Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
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7 Dec 18
The UK must come up with “better answers” on how to spread prosperity to all regions of the country, a conference has heard.
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31 Oct 18
Shire counties have been “hamstrung” in their efforts to improve social mobility due to “outdated” funding methods that favour cities over rural areas.
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10 Jan 18
Justine Greening’s departure means the Cabinet has lost a doughty champion of social mobility, says the Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan. Her successor Damian Hinds needs to make his name – and a big...
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7 Dec 17
The Sutton Trust’s Conor Ryan considers the fallout from the resignations at the Social Mobility Commission and suggests where the policy agenda could go next.
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4 Dec 17
The members of an independent statutory body set up to improve the progress of social mobility in the UK quit over the weekend.
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29 Nov 17
Some parts of Britain “are being left behind economically and hollowed out socially”, according to a report into social mobility.
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12 Oct 17
The government has released a first-of-its-kind audit, revealing the disparities between ethnic groups and their health, education, employment and justice outcomes.
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5 Sep 17
Britain’s coastal communities rank among the worst performers for earnings, employment, health, education and a range of other economic and social indicators.
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28 Jun 17
Successive administrations have failed to improve social mobility for the past 20 years, a report from the government's Social Mobility Commission has found.
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15 Dec 16
Prime minister Theresa May has been urged to set specific targets to improve social mobility and create a special unit to drive the implementation of her pledges.
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4 Oct 16
The government has launched a £60m programme that will work with local authorities and schools to improve social mobility, initially focused on six “coldspots” across the country
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15 Apr 16
New evidence suggests that many primary schools are being more socially selective than previously suspected
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15 Jun 15
Top accountancy firms are “systematically” excluding working class applicants from their workforce, the government’s social mobility watchdog claimed today.
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12 May 15
The election result on May 7 may have surprised pundits expecting a hung parliament. But it was equally interesting in what it says about Britain today, and who now gets to become an MP.