Increasing Billionaire wealth in Britain, and increasing inequality in society
The wealth of billionaires in Britain has increased by 1100% in the 32 years between 1990 and 2022. These increases […]
Social class, wealth and income inequalities
UK
Culture and Identity
Ethnicity in the 2021 UK National Census
The government added 2 additional options for ethnicity in the 2021 Census: ‘Roma’ and ‘Black British Other’. However, they rejected
Sociology in the News
Hold Your Nerve – More Individualised Solutions to Structural Problems!
Millions of UK homeowners face huge increases to their mortgage repayments as interest rates continue to increase (1) According to
Families and Households
How Motherhood and Fatherhood affect paid and domestic work
mothers are more likely to take time off work and do 10 hours more housework and childcare than fathers.
Demography, Families and Households
Net migration to the UK increasing!
Net migration to the UK reached 600 000 in December 2022, up more than 50% since December 2018. Since Brexit
Sociology in the News
Should Britons just accept they are poorer?
Consumer price inflation has been floating at around just under 10% for a year now, since May 2022, and this
Families and Households
Ageing in the UK…
By 2066 5 million people in the UK will be aged over 85 and over, or 7% of the population.
Social class, wealth and income inequalities
Surviving the Cost of Living Crisis: Case Studies
Qualitative case studies of how real people are managing the Cost of Living Crisis is a useful way to provide
Global Development
The End of the Department for International Development!
In September 2020 the long standing Department for International Development (DFID) merged with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). You
Britain’s recent involvement in torture – a good example of a ‘state crime’
Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee It’s been 15 years since allegations first emerged of Britain’s involvement in the torture of