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Around 80% of people think the gap between those on high and low incomes is too big. But only around 40% think the government should redistribute income from the rich to the poor.
Why is there such a gap between concern about inequality and support for action to reduce it?
In the second episode of our mini-series on inequality, we ask why people care about inequality, whether they distinguish it from poverty, and how views about luck, hard work, wealth and power shape attitudes to policy.
Helen Miller is joined by Jonathan Cribb, Deputy Director at IFS, and Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute at King’s College London. They draw on work for the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities to explore what the British public thinks about inequality, what kinds of inequality worry people most, and what they want government to do about it.
Host
Helen Miller
Helen joined the IFS in 2007. She has almost two decades of experience analysing UK fiscal policy and providing trusted advice to policymakers.
Participants
Jonathan Cribb
Jonathan joined IFS in 2011. His research areas includes: pensions, ageing and demographic change, public sector pay, housing, and inequalities.
Bobby Duffy
Policy Institute
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