{"id":215,"date":"2016-02-11T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/?p=215"},"modified":"2016-02-11T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T10:37:44","slug":"author-of-the-spirit-level-encourages-people-to-think-globally-but-act-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2016\/02\/11\/author-of-the-spirit-level-encourages-people-to-think-globally-but-act-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"Author of The Spirit Level encourages people to think globally but act locally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Professor John Diamond (Director of the University\u2019s I4P) reflects on the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0I4P Annual Lecture given by Professor Kate Pickett last night:<\/p>\n

Kate Pickett (co-author of The Spirit Level) set out a powerful and insightful case that demonstrated the link between inequality and poverty, and the inter-connections with poor health, depression and social inequality.<\/p>\n

During the Q and A, she also made the case for strong and vibrant unions as an indicator, not just of the potential protection they offered their members, but of a healthier political and civic set of relationships too.<\/p>\n

She covered the key points discussed and analysed in her book (written with Professor Richard Wilkinson) but she also set out the case for action.<\/p>\n

As she said in her introduction, she wanted to explore the roles and responsibilities of researchers working in this field of study, so an important part of the talk was on what could be done.<\/p>\n

She re-iterated a slogan used by sustainability advocates after the Rio Summit in the 1990s: Think Globally but Act Locally. And in doing so she set out the case for employers and organisations (as well as public institutions) to take up and adopt the Living Wage and sign up for accreditation to the Living Wage Foundation.<\/p>\n

She referenced the work of Fairness Commissions and their recommendations (taken from more than 20 across the UK) for public bodies to adopt measures that would mitigate some of the impact of the policies adopted by the Government which impact on poverty.<\/p>\n

The work of food banks and many small, as well as large charities might help in some ways, but whilst their work might be necessary it is hardly sufficient.<\/p>\n

Two additional things : I4P has carried out a review of Fairness Commissions for the Webb Memorial Trust and we are involved in a continuing piece of work for them details on the web site and May 4 we are screening The Divide a film inspired by The Spirit Level \u2013 hope you can join us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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