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Average earnings stay strangled but still a corporate elite is getting richer while society pays the price. Deborah Hargreaves writes for the Guardian One of the problems for our economy, as the Bank of England…

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes for efinance For the past three decades, jobs in the Banking and Financial Services sectors have been prized – and rewarded – above all others. But…

Report on the launch event for the State of Pay Report held on the 17th December 2012 We’ve heard a lot about the need to tackle top pay in the past year and yet has…

On the 12th of December, The High Pay Centre held an international conference in partnership with The Guardian and The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung to debate the issue of gener diversity on boards and mandatory quotas…

New report from the High Pay Centre reveals executive pay increases slipping under the radar Independent think tank the High Pay Centre today claims that the Government’s inaction on executive pay has allowed the UK’s…

The High Pay Centre are pleased to announce the Fabian Society Annual Conference: Next State Fabian Annual Conference 2013: Next State featuring Ed Miliband Event starts: 12th January 2013 The Institute of Education, 20 Bedford…

A summary of our recent press coverage following publication of the IDS research on executive pay While much attention was focused this week on the US election, new research from Income Data Services revealed that…

Report on The High Pay Centre seminar Is France leading the way on pay? held on the 29th of October 2012 Soon after François Hollande’s election victory in May 2012, the French finance minister Pierre…

Luke Hildyard writes for Shifting Grounds on why Switzerland looks a less appealing destination for the super-rich (this article originally appeared on the Shifting Grounds website) Switzerland is frequently cited as the destination of choice…

Luke Hildyard's article from Monday's Daily Mail (This article originally appeared in the Daily Mail) Ed Miliband’s speech last week claimed the philosophical tradition of ‘one-nation’ Toryism for his own ‘responsible capitalism’ agenda. In doing…

Yesterday lunch-time a High Pay Centre panel bringing together politicians, trade union leaders and influential commentators debated the current financial climate and the way towards a more ethical capitalism. Writer and economist Will Hutton, opened…

Luke Hildyard writes for Labour List ahead of our event at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester Reflecting on Ed Miliband’s second anniversary as Labour Party leader, LabourList Editor Mark Ferguson awarded Ed Miliband a…