The Equality Trust

30/03/2026

Our (much appreciated!) trustee Gerry Boyle spent 6 years helping guide the Equality Trust through Covid-19, four Prime Ministers, and a lot of change. What did he learn?

This blog post is from long-time Trustee Gerry Boyle, who is hugely appreciated for the six years he has given to helping the Equality Trust operate. I have just stood down as a Trustee of the Equality Trust, having served two terms of three years each, the maximum allowed under our constitution. It...

23/02/2026

Reporting from London Centric has exposed the ongoing mass eviction of hundreds of tenants from properties across London owned by Asif Aziz. Our lives should never be at the mercy of one capricious billionaire: we need to tax billionaire wealth, build social homes, and change our system.

23/02/2026

❗️ New polling on wealth creation and extraction

📊 Published this morning, our research shows the public strongly back entrepreneurship- but are overwhelmingly opposed to harmful forms of wealth extraction, including natural monopolies and damaging private equity.

💡 The message to policymakers is clear: support Britain’s genuine wealth creators and tackle the models that drain wealth from our communities.

🔗Read the full results here: https://fairnessfoundation.com/making-or-taking

And our article in Labour List here: https://labourlist.org/2026/02/good-and-bad-businesses/

15/02/2026

Will they be pretty? Will they be rich? Maybe they'll just be rich. But which billionaire will be your Valentine today?

12/02/2026

Billionaires are organising across the world, from South African billionaires trying to win control of political parties to American oligarchs undermining democracy wherever they can. The only way to stand up to them is for workers to organise back

10/02/2026

If we want to build a more equal society, unions must be a key part of that. We know that more unionised societies are more equal, workers are more protected, and communities stronger - but that's far from the only reason to this week

04/02/2026

We asked our supporters who they'd hypothetically vote for in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election and a snap general election. 1/3 of responses said they prioritised voting against a party they dislike, so tactical voting is a powerful effect!
This week we're asking what you'd do with the House of Lords. Vote now: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/weekly-poll/

03/02/2026

Don't forget to apply to our Senior Digital Engagement Officer role! Applications close this Thursday. You don't want to miss this chance to mobilise the movement against inequality. Get your applications in at:

We're looking for a Senior Digital Engagement Officer to develop and implement our digital communications strategy

03/02/2026

The completely shocking utterly unsurprising reports about Mandelson, Epstein and banks show how broken the UK's system is – but we're not alone. Billionaires are exerting influence worldwide. We should stop them.

02/02/2026

Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax

01/02/2026

We're hiring a new Senior Digital Engagement Officer to help grow our movement and tell stories about inequality's damage to our society!
Apply by 5th Feb: https://equalitytrust.org.uk/job-vacancy/senior-digital-engagement-officer-2/