Tag Archives: inequality

From Toynbee to TELCO via Chicago.

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Eddie Playfair

The evolution of responses to urban poverty and inequality. Part 1. From settlement to social activism Living and working in East London, I am interested in how our part of the city has been shaped by its past, how today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Barack Obama, Chicago, Citizens UK, East london, Henrietta Barnett, Hull House, Industrial Areas Foundation, inequality, Jane Addams, London citizens, poverty, Samuel Barnett, Saul Alinsky, Toynbee Hall, university settlements | Leave a comment

Educational inequality in Europe

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Eddie Playfair

What are the patterns of educational inequality in Europe? To help answer this question, The Social Atlas of Europe (Policy Press, 2014) by Danny Dorling, Dimitris Ballas and Benjamin Hennig provides a fascinating visual overview of inequalities across our continent … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged cartograms, Danny Dorling, economy, Education, Equality, Europe, inequality, social atlas, Social cohesion | Leave a comment

Challenging Neurosexism

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Eddie Playfair

In her brilliant Royal Institution lecture last week, Professor Gina Rippon from Aston University comprehensively trashed ‘neurotrash’ and the harmful gender stereotypes which it perpetuates. The term ‘neurotrash’ refers to the inappropriate application of neuroscientific findings to everyday life. Gina … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Science | Tagged brain science, determinism, discrimination, Equality, Gina Rippon, inequality, neuroscience, neurosexism, neurotrash, Raymond Tallis, reductionism, Science, sexism | Leave a comment

Private affluence and public envy.

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

People who campaign for greater social equality sometimes get accused of ‘the politics of envy’. The idea being that anyone who keeps tediously pointing out the gap between rich and poor in our society is simply jealous, choosing to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Education policy, NewVIc | Tagged Education, Equality, inequality, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Post-16 funding, Private education, Public education, Sixth form | Leave a comment

A better future for London?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

The political parties are currently in the process of choosing their candidates for the 2016 London mayoral and Greater London Assembly elections. For Labour, this means that members in London are pondering who is best placed to help win back the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Changing London, Christian Wolmar, David Lammy, David Robinson, Democracy, Diane Abbott, elections, Equality, inequality, Labour party, London, London mayor, politics | Leave a comment

Market madness #7: What markets do to us

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

The creeping marketization of education has many aspects, each of which changes the way we see ourselves and the way we relate to others. Commodification: If education is seen as a commodity; something which can be consumed and traded, then schools, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education policy | Tagged choice and diversity, commodity, competition, Education, inequality, marketisation, Social cohesion, Solidarity | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: inequality

From Toynbee to TELCO via Chicago.

Challenging Neurosexism

Private affluence and public envy.

A better future for London?

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