The State of the Nation, An Audit of Injustice in the UK

The State of the Nation An Audit of Injustice in the UKWill Paxton and Mike Dixon The State of the Nation Introduction 5Section 1: Poverty 8Section 2: Prosperity and Inequality 19 Section 3: Social Mobility and Life Chances 33Section 4: Equal Citizenship 42 Section 5: Quality of Life 49Injustice Today: 10 key facts 60References 622The State of the Nation Institute for Public Policy Research30-32 Southampton StreetLondon WC2E 7RATel: 020 7470 6100Fax: 020 7470 6111www.ippr.orgRegistered Charity No. 800065The Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) is the UK’s leading progressive thinktank and was established in 1988. Its role is to bridge the political divide betweenthe social democratic and liberal traditions, the intellectual divide betweenacademia and the policy making establishment and the cultural divide betweengovernment and civil society. It is first and foremost a research institute, aiming toprovide innovative and credible policy solutions. Its work, the questions its researchposes and the methods it uses are driven by the belief that the journey to a goodsociety is one that places social justice, democratic participation and economic andenvironmental sustainability at its core.ippr 20043The State of the Nation Acknowledgements This report has been made possible by the generous support of Chris Ingram and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. However, the analysis and recommendations in this report are entirely the ...