Europe’s social model is still doing its job Premium contentThe left behind have had a better deal in the old worldA bit of ‘polish’ for the state educated will not spur social mobilityIt is dangerous to make class-based generalisations about traits such as confidenceThe flood of tech IPOs risks worsening inequalityWhen the bull run ends, it will drag down valuations of everything considered ‘growth’Bosses must dare to leave their bubbleIf business leaders are serious about reforming capitalism, they need to start listeningFeminism tells a different story and we need it more than everEducation, socialisation and expectation all come with an inbuilt gender biasBrexit dangerously overshadows the UK’s social mobility crisisWhile politics is fractured and weak, society must tackle our lamentable inequalitiesMore from this SeriesBritain’s regional divide is smaller than it first appearsAfter paying a lot for housing, Londoners have no higher incomes than the UK averagePublic options are the key to restoring the middle-class life Such government programmes would raise the living standards of millions of Americans Europe must rethink fiscal rules to combat populismTight spending policy and stagnant incomes have stoked political angerMoving capital cities can often be a costly follyIndonesia should beware the examples of Myanmar and Ivory CoastShould we even be aiming for social mobility?Letter from Prof Roger Brown, Southampton, UKRules on fiscal discipline exist for good reasonsLetter from Frieder Knüpling, Cologne, GermanyNot everyone’s having so much fun, Mr BuffettLetter from Eddie Tuvin, Washington, DC, US
Europe’s social model is still doing its job Premium contentThe left behind have had a better deal in the old worldA bit of ‘polish’ for the state educated will not spur social mobilityIt is dangerous to make class-based generalisations about traits such as confidenceThe flood of tech IPOs risks worsening inequalityWhen the bull run ends, it will drag down valuations of everything considered ‘growth’Bosses must dare to leave their bubbleIf business leaders are serious about reforming capitalism, they need to start listeningFeminism tells a different story and we need it more than everEducation, socialisation and expectation all come with an inbuilt gender biasBrexit dangerously overshadows the UK’s social mobility crisisWhile politics is fractured and weak, society must tackle our lamentable inequalitiesMore from this SeriesBritain’s regional divide is smaller than it first appearsAfter paying a lot for housing, Londoners have no higher incomes than the UK averagePublic options are the key to restoring the middle-class life Such government programmes would raise the living standards of millions of Americans Europe must rethink fiscal rules to combat populismTight spending policy and stagnant incomes have stoked political angerMoving capital cities can often be a costly follyIndonesia should beware the examples of Myanmar and Ivory CoastShould we even be aiming for social mobility?Letter from Prof Roger Brown, Southampton, UKRules on fiscal discipline exist for good reasonsLetter from Frieder Knüpling, Cologne, GermanyNot everyone’s having so much fun, Mr BuffettLetter from Eddie Tuvin, Washington, DC, US