The May ’68 Movement was the start of a historical period of considerable reduction in social inequalities in France which ran out of steam later for quite different reasons.
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Thomas Piketty: May 1968 and inequality
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Thomas Piketty: Europe and the class cleavage
Three years after the referendum on Brexit and on the eve of the new European elections, the scepticism about Europe is still as strong, particularly amongst the most disadvantaged sections of society. Read here
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David Matthews: EU leaders desert research in Brussels budget showdown
Wasn’t this one of those wonderful things that Britain due to Brexit was supposedly losing out on? Read here
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Trust for London: London’s Poverty Profile 2017
58% of Londoners in poverty live in a working family. This is a 50% increase over the last decade. This equates to 1.3 million people. Read here
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