Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:39 am, January 26th, 2014 - 207 comments
Categories: benefits, capitalism, class, class war, david cunliffe, Economy, minimum wage
Tags: spirit level, ubi
…lefties challenged this assumption and presented an alternative …spirit level provides all the proof that you could want. Karol and Bunji…were intensive and passionate. So the evidence and the …them travel overseas more and buy imported electronic goods…
Written By: karol - Date published: 7:19 pm, January 25th, 2014 - 40 comments
Categories: capitalism, child welfare, class, crime, david cunliffe, democratic participation, education, election 2014, equality, health, john key, Metiria Turei, poverty, sustainability, workers' rights
Tags: bunji, spirit level
…Spirit Level: why equality is better for everyone, by Richard Wilkinson and… be overwhelming. Bunji wrote: The Spirit Level authors believe income…where the data and evidence is, and it is …equality – through society and government. Bunji concludes: It won’…
Written By: karol - Date published: 10:39 am, December 13th, 2013 - 157 comments
Categories: benefits, child welfare, class war, cost of living, democratic participation, economy, education, employment, greens, infrastructure, local government, poverty, quality of life, sustainability, workers' rights
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… in various local and community organisations * ensure…level * re-construct public service broadcasting, integrated with online ondemand media and…provisions support these priorities and ensure they are … Spirit Level (Part Six), as reviewed by Bunji in…
Written By: karol - Date published: 11:10 am, December 21st, 2012 - 27 comments
Categories: david parker, economy, employment, equality, labour, national/act government, poverty
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…charity – Christmas food parcels and donated gifts for children…. were struggling with unemployment and entitlement cuts. "They're … of Opportunity; and this one from Bunji that was the… 6th part in a series: Digested Read – Spirit Level…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 9:30 am, November 4th, 2012 - 1 comment
Categories: blogs, climate change, equality, feminism, interweb, us politics
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…follow-up to the Spirit Level. That page includes Dorling…crisis, were and are problems of deep and rising inequality [..]… first, inequality-induced crisis and, latterly, crisis-induced inequality."…against society. Finally feminism and tech. Can Marissa …
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 3:15 pm, December 21st, 2010 - 38 comments
Categories: ACC
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…Hawaii, and public too busy getting into the spirit of the…won't get to choose their level of cover of course,… they came to power and pretend like it had… learn from last time, and stay well clear – it's… will no doubt try and reduce their workers' cover,…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 10:00 am, October 10th, 2010 - 11 comments
Categories: equality
Tags: spirit level
… governments assisted workers co-operatives and small and medium sized enterprises. Whatever…, less progressive tax systems and reduced benefits, and greatly reducing the powers…. Labour representation at the highest level of company decision-making is…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 12:58 pm, October 1st, 2010 - 16 comments
Categories: equality, sustainability
Tags: spirit level
… strong link between inequality and consumerism. Everything from advertising…evaluate everything we own – and often ourselves – depends on…sustainability. They recycle more: and they're more innovative, ready…many of the latest and best technologies that …
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 12:22 pm, September 25th, 2010 - 40 comments
Categories: equality
Tags: spirit level
…– Equality: better education and social mobility. Inequality: more … with higher incomes and more education themselves have… – and in particular, publicly-funded education. The level of…suffer, education outcomes suffer and social immobility is further…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 12:30 pm, September 24th, 2010 - 36 comments
Categories: equality
Tags: spirit level
…unequal world’. And trust matters. Those with higher levels of trust …illness. Areas with low levels of trust are associated with… higher levels of crime. There is…chemicals linked to trust and fairness and neurons which mirror what…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 12:00 pm, September 18th, 2010 - 63 comments
Categories: equality
Tags: spirit level
…countries do better. Psychologist and journalist Oliver James describes the…of relationships with friends and family, and on our quality of… those with the highest level of education in the US…leads to memory loss and depression. And so on through digestion…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 12:00 pm, September 17th, 2010 - 43 comments
Categories: equality
Tags: spirit level
… against stress and emotional exhaustion. Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett…in later blogs. The Spirit Level authors believe income inequality … where the data and evidence is, and it is the… way society currently values people. A certain level…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 1:07 pm, August 15th, 2010 - 42 comments
Categories: prisons
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… Class Control, Scapegoating and Political Gain2, as …family and community, and an emphasis on treatment and rehabilitation,…particularly Early Childhood Education and Adult & Community Education …of crime and prison? hat-tip: The Spirit Level (again)…
Written By: Bunji - Date published: 7:31 am, August 8th, 2010 - 82 comments
Categories: economy, equality, sustainability
Tags: growth, spirit level
… Spirit Level shows, once countries reach a certain level of wealth (about $US15000 – and… levels of trust and our social mobility, and also lowers our levels of crime and… a digested read of the Spirit Level series if people are interested…
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