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![A year on. All the arrows up
"1931"
16%
18%
20%
22%
24%
26%
28%
30%
32%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Inequality, in survival chances
to age 65 in Britain, 1918-2005+ [BMJ]
Income inequality (X axis) verses Health
inequalities (Y axis) in Britain, 1918-2005
Income Inequality, share
held by richest 1%, 1918-2005+
Electoral Inequality, Segregation Index
of Tory voters, 1918-2005+
Sources: ‘Injustice’ Chapter 5
+ New Statesman (2010)
? ESA](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/dorling2010lsewww-101124104313-phpapp01/75/Injustice-a-year-on-17-2048.jpg)
![Elitism is
efficient
In October 2010 we learn that
75% of Higher Education
teaching budget is to be cut,
all of social science (even
economics?) and that
universities are to be, in all
but name, privatised - “The only
social value the report seems able to think of
is economic: these subjects contribute
directly to the economy, it is alleged, and so
we must have them. The Comprehensive
Spending Review has reinforced this
emphasis on science and technology by
maintaining the science budget (which
supports research, not teaching) at its
In January
2010 we learnt
that for the
first time a
majority of
extra
university
places had
gone to
children from
“working class
areas”
[HEFCE]
see: Expert view: one of
Labour´s great successes,
The Guardian Newspaper,
28/1/2010, page 10.
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/dorling2010lsewww-101124104313-phpapp01/75/Injustice-a-year-on-18-2048.jpg)
![In June 2010 Frank Field
is appointed because he
calls a mean a median:
“Had I been asked, I would have
argued for a target that was
achievable. The 2020 goal isn’t. Any
candidate sitting GCSE maths should
be able to explain that raising
everybody above a set percentage of
median income is rather like asking a
cat to catch its own tail. As families
are raised above the target level of
income, the median point itself rises.
Not surprisingly, therefore, no
country in the free world has
managed to achieve this objective,
not even those Scandinavian
countries whose social models many
of us admire.” see: “Poverty is about
much more than money” by Frank in
In January
2010 we learnt
that for the
first time we
know the the
best of 10th
of
Londoners
have at least
270 time the
wealth of the
poorest”
[HILLS]
see: BBC “Rich-poor
divide 'wider than 40
years ago' The gap
between rich and poor
in the UK is wider now
Exclusion is necessary](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/dorling2010lsewww-101124104313-phpapp01/75/Injustice-a-year-on-19-2048.jpg)
![Prejudice is
natural
In November 2010:
“Barclays £2.2bn of
bonuses on track to
beat 2009”
[TELEGRAPH]
See:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysect
or/banksandfinance/8120848/Barclays-2.2bn-of-
bonuses-on-track-to-beat-2009.html
While poor to be made to
do “Community Service”
for the dole…
See: “Sinister government policy is treating jobless
like criminals”, The Inverness Courier,
http://www.inverness-
courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/13831/Sinister_government_policy_is
In September
2010 we learn
that “Bob
Diamond
collected a
'mere' £42
million last
year” in
income, and
bankers are
still loathed
[DAILY MAIL]
see: “Rambler with an
interest in Bible studies
is the City's highest
earner on £60m a year”
27/9/2010:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/dorling2010lsewww-101124104313-phpapp01/75/Injustice-a-year-on-20-2048.jpg)
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Injustice, a year on
The document provides an overview and analysis of injustice in Britain over the past year since the publication of Danny Dorling's book "Injustice". It discusses how each of the original five arguments from the book have played out or intensified in the past 12 months across areas like education, inequality, prejudice, greed, and mental health. It then considers what is likely to occur in Britain in the near future if current trends of increasing inequality, privatization, and austerity measures continue unchecked, looking at examples from other countries on possible paths Britain could take. The author maintains a hopeful note by also outlining alternative policies from other nations that have been more successful at reducing regional divides and inequality.
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- 1. Danny Dorling, Universityof Sheffield Given at the London School of Economics, 17th November, 2010 Injustice A year on. 1. The five original arguments of the book (the views of many of those in power). 2. What has occurred in each area in the 12 months since final proofs checked. 3. What appear likely to occur in the near future in Britain if left unchecked. First a note on what inspired the book – which was changed greatly due to reading a draft of Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson’s “Spirit Level” (2009) See this and other talks as multimedia versions atSee this and other talks as multimedia versions at http://http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.ukwww.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/presentations//presentations/
- 2. Elitism is efficient New socialevil 1: “Just a few children are able enough to be fully educated; the rest must be led”.
- 3. By home location at age15 Source: A Tale of Two Cities The Sheffield Project http://www.sasi.group.shef. ac.uk/research/sheffield/index.html
- 4. Source: A Taleof Two Cities The Sheffield Project
- 5. Exclusion is necessary New socialevil 2: “The poor will always be with us, no matter how rich we are; we need to teach them to
- 6. Graph: Personal shortterm debt (credit card) as % of assets (OECD) Map: Government net borrowing/lending deficit - national debt (EU) 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% Slovak Republic Greece United States Poland United Kingdom Denmark Hungary Czech Republic Austria Ireland Slovenia Norway Finland Portugal Spain Netherlands Germany Italy France Belgium Sweden National Debt Personal Debt Source 2008/9 OECD and Eurostat
- 7. A poster drawnby Stephen Rose using 2005 income and wealth data. Inset below is of poorest pensioners
- 8. Prejudice is natural New socialevil 3: “Other people are naturally, perhaps genetically inferior to those who have done best; many young people are not worth a wage (while a
- 9. We used tohave different ideas
- 10. The last timea million people aged under 25 were unemployed was 1984 Source: New Social Atlas http://www.sasi.g roup.shef.ac.uk/p ublications/new_ social_atlas/chap ter3.pdf
- 11. Greed is good New socialevil 4: “The greed of the rich is helping humanity as much as it can be helped; we need that greed”.
- 12. Inequality and meat Meatconsumptioninkgperyearperperson Inequality Source:www.shef.ac.uk/sasi - see presentations: is more equal more green Japan Germany France Spain UK USA
- 13. Inequality and waste Japan GermanyFrance Spain UK USA Inequality Singapore Municipalwastecollected(kgpercapitaperyear) Source: www.shef.ac.uk/sasi - see presentations: is more equal more green
- 14. Despair is inevitable New socialevil 5: “To argue against mass marketisation is foolhardy; there is no alternative; mass poor mental health is unfortunate but inevitable”. Offer palliative
- 15. Defined Daily Doses per1000 Population per Day - Scotland 0.00 20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 120.00 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 ANTIDEPRESSENTS Map: items prescribed / PERSON 2008/9 GRAPH – Doses of comparable items
- 16. “When I’m worriedabout something I can talk to my mum or dad” “When I’m worried about something I can talk to my friends” “When I’m worried about something I can talk to an adult other than my mum or dad”. Children who answered ‘yes’ to at least 2 of these 3: GOR Emotional health of children 2008/09 Emotional health of children 2009/10 change North East 63.6 56.7 -6.9 North West 65.0 58.6 -6.4 Yorkshire and The Humber 64.3 57.3 -7.0 Sheffield East Midlands 60.4 61.9 56.5 54.2 -3.8 -7.7 West Midlands 63.6 57.8 -5.8 East of England 61.6 56.0 -5.6 London 60.2 53.2 -7.0 South East 61.6 54.8 -6.8 South West 62.7 56.2 -6.5 England 62.6 56.0 -6.6 Source: “Tell US” Survey – cancelled 2010
- 17. A year on.All the arrows up "1931" 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30% 32% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% Inequality, in survival chances to age 65 in Britain, 1918-2005+ [BMJ] Income inequality (X axis) verses Health inequalities (Y axis) in Britain, 1918-2005 Income Inequality, share held by richest 1%, 1918-2005+ Electoral Inequality, Segregation Index of Tory voters, 1918-2005+ Sources: ‘Injustice’ Chapter 5 + New Statesman (2010) ? ESA
- 18. Elitism is efficient In October2010 we learn that 75% of Higher Education teaching budget is to be cut, all of social science (even economics?) and that universities are to be, in all but name, privatised - “The only social value the report seems able to think of is economic: these subjects contribute directly to the economy, it is alleged, and so we must have them. The Comprehensive Spending Review has reinforced this emphasis on science and technology by maintaining the science budget (which supports research, not teaching) at its In January 2010 we learnt that for the first time a majority of extra university places had gone to children from “working class areas” [HEFCE] see: Expert view: one of Labour´s great successes, The Guardian Newspaper, 28/1/2010, page 10. http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac
- 19. In June 2010Frank Field is appointed because he calls a mean a median: “Had I been asked, I would have argued for a target that was achievable. The 2020 goal isn’t. Any candidate sitting GCSE maths should be able to explain that raising everybody above a set percentage of median income is rather like asking a cat to catch its own tail. As families are raised above the target level of income, the median point itself rises. Not surprisingly, therefore, no country in the free world has managed to achieve this objective, not even those Scandinavian countries whose social models many of us admire.” see: “Poverty is about much more than money” by Frank in In January 2010 we learnt that for the first time we know the the best of 10th of Londoners have at least 270 time the wealth of the poorest” [HILLS] see: BBC “Rich-poor divide 'wider than 40 years ago' The gap between rich and poor in the UK is wider now Exclusion is necessary
- 20. Prejudice is natural In November2010: “Barclays £2.2bn of bonuses on track to beat 2009” [TELEGRAPH] See:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysect or/banksandfinance/8120848/Barclays-2.2bn-of- bonuses-on-track-to-beat-2009.html While poor to be made to do “Community Service” for the dole… See: “Sinister government policy is treating jobless like criminals”, The Inverness Courier, http://www.inverness- courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/13831/Sinister_government_policy_is In September 2010 we learn that “Bob Diamond collected a 'mere' £42 million last year” in income, and bankers are still loathed [DAILY MAIL] see: “Rambler with an interest in Bible studies is the City's highest earner on £60m a year” 27/9/2010: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
- 21. Greed is good In June 2010 welearn the councils to be cut the (%) most are: Doncaster Redcar & Cleveland Liverpool Knowsley Middlesbrough St Helens Blackpool South Tyneside North East Lincolnshire Blackburn with Darwen (and Sheffield – singled out for cruel and In April 2010 we learn that – Gordon wanted to “help people”: “ Duffy: – but all these eastern Europeans coming in, where are they flocking from? Brown: A million people come in from Europe, but a million British people have gone into Europe, you do know there’s a lot of British people staying in Europe as well. So education, health and helping people, that’s what I’m about.” The Times, 28/4/2010. And: The ten councils to be cut the least are: City of London Ealing Redbridge Dudley (the only error?) Barnet Harrow Brent Havering Wandsworth Bexley
- 22. Despair is inevitable In October2010 nobody notices that: The extreme inequality gap falls to 12.40 years when 2009 data is released (analysis of ONS data release and revisions of 19/10/2010, LE by district) Remember: “So education, health and helping people, that’s what I’m about.” ? 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Difference between best and worst-off districts by life expectancy (years): People 12.45 years By November it is clear: The Health White Paper is privatisation by stealth. If the multibillion pound NHS budget is handed over to General Practitioners then many of them will subcontract for- profit health care companies.
- 23. What appear likelyto occur in the near future in Britain if current trends left unchecked? When it comes to fortune-telling History looks back searching for certainties, Geography looks across at alternatives: Look to Portugal if you want to see what Britain might look like if we became a little bit more impoverished and to see what happens where an aristocracy of the rich gains greater power. Or look to Israel to see a country with similar inequality to the UK now (even less!). If you want to see what the newly privatised UK higher education system will look like, turn to the USA. If you want to know what our health system will look like if we allow those determined to privatise it to get their way, then take another glance west at ‘for-profit’. A race to the bottom? Consider the great states of Indonesia, Brazil, India and China. Or could we become like Singapore, where to buy non-medicinal chewing gum remains a criminal offence. A British Singapore would be a place of repressive laws which welcomed in millionaires and other ‘high tier’ migrants but gave other immigrants only guest-worker status at best. If those other immigrants became pregnant they would be required to leave (guest-workers). There would be increased ethnic division, much less inter-marrying. Menial jobs would be reserved for those from ‘lower’ racial or religious orders.
- 24. Or – bepositive: We reduce regional divides as Germany has; We reverse decline in poorer areas using immigration policy like Spain; We fund health care most were it is most needed, as in Italy; We enact policies to reduce divides as in Greece, or Austria, or Sweden; We design our urban areas better, as is done in the Netherlands or Japan; We consider how housing is allocated better, as in Finland and Denmark; We study different models of planning such as in France, Belgium and Luxembourg; We begin to recognise that people live longer also in all these countries and NZ, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Norway and Ireland… Unscrupulous private landlords are a minority, usually older and rich. Tenants are a very large majority of the young and an even larger majority of the poor. We stop being duped into borrowing money from the rich via gilts to lend to the young as student loans and instead use the £9tn national wealth more to balance the £1.5tn national debt, not to recreate it. We do what we did, in fits and starts, from 1918 to 1978, but in a different way. We do what they do in all these other affluent countries. We do what the vast majority of people aspire to do – to see their children live longer, happier, better educated and rewarding lives than them. Injustice A year on, Conclusion
- 25. See this andother talks as multimedia versions atSee this and other talks as multimedia versions at http://http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.ukwww.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/presentations//presentations/