Recent decades have brought a big increase in inequality, not just in the UK but in other countries too. Many people instinctively dislike the degree of inequality prevailing now and see it as damaging the economy, but some others continue to see it as not only unavoidable but even essential for economic growth. In what ways does inequality feed through to the economic outlook, and what is the evidence? Speakers: Chair: Julia Unwin, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Anne Green, Professor in the Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick
Stewart Lansley, University of Bristol, author of The Cost of Inequality: Why Equality is Essential to Economic Recovery
Steve Machin, Professor of Economics at University College London and Research Director at the Centre for Economic Performance
Polly Toynbee, Guardian