Why Do We Waste So Much Food in the UK?
Why does the average person waste so much food? See previous post on this topic – Stats on Food Waste in the UK According to the WRAP (2012) survey two reasons account for 80% of food wasted in the...
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Food Waste in the UK
Food Waste in the United Kingdom The average person will spend £16 000 over the course of their lifetime on food which they will then throw away. That’s getting on for one year’s worth of wages on the...
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Changing Patterns of Drug Use in the UK
Just a quick summary of changing patterns of drug use in the UK from the UK Government’s latest drug misuse survey.. I was going to do some analysis, but the pictures look so nice I’ll just leave it as...
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Increasing income inequality in the UK
I thought this infographic showing income inequality was worth sharing (From the Equality Trust) – Unfortunately (if you think income inequality is bad!) things have got even worse since 2012!...
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Work in Low Pay, No Pay Britain
In this latest Thinking Allowed podcast on ‘Low pay, no pay’ Britain Laurie Taylor talks to the sociologist, Tracy Shildrick, about her prize winning study of individuals and families who are living in...
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Inequality updates – UK Focus
While the recent recession and ‘recovery’ have meant economic hardship and uncertainty for the majority, the VERY rich have got relatively richer. Before looking at things sociologically (looking at...
View ArticleTen Indicators of Gender Inequality in the UK 2012
OK So accuse me of selection bias… but here are 10 indicators of inequality in the UK by gender… Mainly focusing on work, politics and the media Looking at ‘positions of privilege’ women account for…...
View ArticleWhither my vain search for nice graphs on UK wealth statistics
… Hopefully in a response that’ll land me with a link to some nice.. err.. wealth distrbution graphs or pie charts… I’ve spent the last 5 years or so looking for some nice up to date visual resources...
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Increasing income inequality in Britain
The Institute for Fiscal Studies recently published its latest report on poverty and inequality in Britain – below are some of the key findings This data is derived from the Family Resources Survey, a...
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