Tag: Anthony Heath

Book Review: Hard Times: Inequality, Recession, Aftermath by Tom Clark with Anthony Heath

Book Review: Hard Times: Inequality, Recession, Aftermath by Tom Clark with Anthony Heath

 In Hard Times: Inequality, Recession, Aftermath, Tom Clark offers a potent exploration of growing inequalities in US and British societies, contributing to the work of other leading intellectuals such as Thomas Piketty, Tyler Cowen and Robert Reich. Florian Bon argues that Clark looks beyond seemingly glowing statistics testifying to economic growth to examine the ‘social […]

Individual electoral registration may further marginalise voters from ethnic minorities

Individual electoral registration may further marginalise voters from ethnic minorities

The participation of ethnic minority groups in elections is vital, as these groups face multiple disadvantages often as a result of their new arrival status, and may also be victims of racial prejudice and discrimination. In the UK, however, ethnic minorities are significantly under-registered to vote. Dr Maria Sobolewska and Professor Anthony Heath argue that the main reasons […]