Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality - short news
Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level
Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality.
The experts include Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz, University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics Larry Kramer, and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level.
Continue..source: The Guardian - 18.08.2026