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02.07.24

High Pay Centre analysis of the General Election manifestos

Less focus on tackling economic inequality in party manifestos than the 2019 election, but Labour victory could bring about most progressive reforms to worker and union rights for a generation

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14.06.24

New data shows small rise in trade union membership

Unions remain very relevant to UK economic life and continue to have an important role to play in raising pay and working conditions. HPC Director Luke Hildyard discusses UK trade union statistics

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22.04.24

Who Are the Actual ‘Sober Realists’ in the Inequality Debate?

Bold measures are pragmatic at a time when advanced economies are seeing income and wealth concentration levels near historic highs. HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard writes for Inequality.org

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11.04.24

Why CEOs are unlike Premier League footballers

Highly-paid business leaders frequently compare themselves to superstars in sports or entertainment, but for a host of reasons, the analogy doesn't really work. Blog from HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard

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09.04.24

The pragmatic case for tackling billionaires

HPC Director Luke Hildyard writes for Labour Hub asking why supposed political pragmatists are not more interested in more efficient use of the income and wealth currently flowing to the super-rich

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21.02.24

Post-pandemic, pay inequality is back in business

The coronavirus pandemic sparked hopes that pay inequality could be radically reduced. Instead, inequality has ‘bounced back’, writes Andrew Speke for Red Pepper.

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29.01.24

New edition of UK Corporate Governance Code deletes every mention of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues proposed in draft version

Blog by HPC Director Luke Hildyard on the new edition of the Corporate Governance Code, regulating the boards of Britain's biggest companies.

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16.01.24

Excessive executive pay has negative consequences for everyone

Our pathway to economic success and higher living standards doesn’t involve lavishing more money on people who are already multimillionaires. Luke Hildyard writes for the Times.

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