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The inequality agenda
Social mobility is about much more than just education, writes Joshua Curiel New research from the Fabian Society has revealed the prospect of sharper inequality headed Britain’s way. A combination of the Conservatives’ austerity agenda and accelerating socioeconomic change have made poverty and inequality defining issues – for example, the number of children living in poverty will rise from 2.5m (19 per cent) to 4.4m (28 per cent) by 2030.
I should not be worried for my friends’ lives
Stephen Lawrence Day is a welcome memorial, but it glosses over the systemic change we need to tackle knife crime, writes Kemi Butt Living in inner city London as a young black woman has allowed me to see the true hardships we face as a city plagued by an increase in knife crime. It has also given me an insight into why gang culture has surged in the last decade and what methods I believe could be implemented to reduce the number of fatalities in the capital.
The early years imperative
The royal baby reminds us that inequality starts at birth, writes Jack May Congratulations to the happy couple – the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, now parents of three heirs to the throne in lanes three, four, and five. An heir, a spare, and a possible future tabloid liability – thus are the chief functions of a prince and princess fulfilled.
It is no surprise that elite universities are unequal: it is a symptom of our unfair education system
Widening access to universities, is vital for the development of social mobility, and the granting of educational opportunity to all. So, when a recent report from the Higher Education Policy Institute found that Russell group universities are more unequal than some of the poorest nations, with only three per cent of Cambridge’s intake from non-university backgrounds, it served to highlight a problem we know exists.
George Osborne may be a hypocrite, but he’s right on education
Educational inequality isn’t a new problem for the UK. While policies put in place by previous successive governments have attempted to reduce the attainment gap, the poorest children are on average two years behind their more affluent counterparts by the time they reach the end of secondary education. This gap further increases when you consider the north-south divide which lies as an undercurrent to British politics. Educational attainment is one of the key contributors to social mobility.
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