The English education system performs well against a number of international benchmarks, particularly in terms of school attainment and the performance of the higher-education system. But there are major issues for policy to contend with, including a low staying-on rate in post-compulsory...

Using data from the UK National Child Development Survey, we look at the relationship between sons and fathers and their position in the population income distribution. Particular attention is paid to those who start or end up near the top or bottom of the distribution. People at these extreme...

This paper looks at the extent of personal income inequality in the UK, shows how it has widened and how various groups in the population have fared relative to one another. It compares the income distribution with the distribution of spending, which has grown unequal less quickly. Wages are the...