Income inequality is widespread and continues to be the main cause of social breakdown. With an ageing population, now is the time to reinforce the social safety net to meet the challenges of the future.
Fair pay, with a living wage for all should be the primary drivers for tackling poverty and fair levels of benefits are necessary to address rising wealth and income inequality.
30 years on from the Equal Pay Act gender pay discrimination and occupational segregation dictate that the majority of the lowest paid in Scotland and the UK are women.
The current crisis provides an opportunity to address the complexity and manifest unfairness in the UK taxation framework. A fair and progressive tax system must be a key element of any viable attempt to address the massive inequality that persists in the UK and Scotland.
To achieve meaningful protection people need proper access to justice. Increasingly, people are being required to pay more and more of their own court fees in personal injury, housing and other types of legal case. the pay as you go justice system must be halted.
