How do we deliver equality in the 21st century? The wealthiest 1% of the population owns 21% of the nation’s wealth; the bottom 50% own 7%; recently it’s been shown that health inequalities have grown; the government faces controversy over abolition of the 10p tax rate; this year’s budget pledged an extra £1.7bn in the fight against child poverty: whilst a recent report warned that child poverty could double over the next 2 decades; 67% of ethnic minority communities live in the 88 most deprived wards; the median gender pay gap has reduced from 17.4% in 1997 to 12.6% in 2007.
The purpose of this year’s Compass national conference on Saturday 14 June will be to make the case for a more equal society and help change the terms of debate towards greater equality for all across a broad-range of policy areas.
Helping make the case for greater equality will be major speakers throughout the day including: Neal Lawson, Derek Simpson, Ed Miliband MP (left), Ruth Lister, Douglas Alexander MP (second right), Bea Campbell, Danny Dorling, John Harris, Helena Kennedy, Polly Toynbee (middle), Jon Trickett MP, Jon Cruddas MP (right) and Chuka Umunna, who’ll be joined by other leading figures from across the left and wider progressive community.
For more information, log on to: http://www.compassonline.org.uk/conference/.
