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Injustice: Five Social Evils and Their Impact on Society - A Year On, Slides of Psychology of Happiness

A presentation given by danny dorling from the university of sheffield at the london school of economics in 2010. The presentation discusses the five social evils identified in his book 'injustice' and how they have affected society in the past year. The social evils include elitism, exclusion, prejudice, greed, and despair. The presentation also includes data and graphs to illustrate the impact of these social evils on various aspects of society, such as income inequality, mental health, and education.

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Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield
Given at the London School of Economics, 17th November, 2010
Injustice
A year on.
1. The five original arguments of the book (the views of many of those in power).
2. What has occurred in each area in the 12 months since final proofs checked.
3. What appear likely to occur in the near future in Britain if left unchecked.
First a note on what inspired the book which was changed greatly due to reading
a draft of Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson‟s “Spirit Level” (2009)
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Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield

Given at the London School of Economics, 17th^ November, 2010

Injustice

A year on.

  1. The five original arguments of the book (the views of many of those in power).
  2. What has occurred in each area in the 12 months since final proofs checked.
  3. What appear likely to occur in the near future in Britain if left unchecked.

First a note on what inspired the book – which was changed greatly due to reading a draft of Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson‟s “Spirit Level” (2009)

Elitism is

efficient

New social evil 1:

“Just a few children are able

enough to be

fully educated; the rest must be

led”.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities The Sheffield Project

Exclusion is

necessary

New social evil 2:

“The poor will always be with

us, no matter how rich we are;

we need to teach

them to be better poor parents”.

A poster drawn by Stephen Rose using 2005 income and wealth data. Inset below is of poorest pensioners

Prejudice is

natural

New social evil 3:

“Other people are

naturally, perhaps genetically inferior

to those who have

done best; many young people are

not worth a wage (while a few others

are worth millions)”.

The last time a million people aged

under 25 were unemployed was 1984

Source:

New Social Atlas

http://www.sasi.g roup.shef.ac.uk/p ublications/new_ social_atlas/chap ter3.pdf

Greed is

good

New social evil 4:

“The greed of the

rich is helping

humanity as much

as it can be helped;

we need that greed”.

Inequality and waste

Japan

Germany France

Spain UK

USA

Inequality

Singapore

Municipal waste collected (kg per capita per year)

Source: www.shef.ac.uk/sasi - see presentations: is more equal more green

Despair is

inevitable

New social evil 5: “To argue against

mass marketisation

is foolhardy; there is no alternative; mass

poor mental health

is unfortunate but inevitable”. Offer

palliative therapy…

“When I‟m worried about something I can talk to my mum or dad”

“When I‟m worried about something I can talk to my friends”

“When I‟m worried about something I can talk to an adult other than my

mum or dad”. Children who answered „yes‟ to at least 2 of these 3:

GOR

Emotional health of children 2008/

Emotional health of children 2009/10 change

North East 63.6 56.7 -6.

North West 65.0 58.6 -6.

Yorkshire and The Humber 64.3 57.3 -7.

Sheffield East Midlands

West Midlands 63.6 57.8 -5.

East of England 61.6 56.0 -5.

London 60.2 53.2 -7.

South East 61.6 54.8 -6.

South West 62.7 56.2 -6.

England 62.6 56.0 -6.

Source: “Tell US” Survey – cancelled 2010

A year on. All the arrows up

"1931"

16%

18%

20%

22%

24%

26%

28%

30%

32%

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%

Inequality, in survival chances to age 65 in Britain, 1918-2005+ [BMJ]

Income inequality (X axis) verses Health inequalities (Y axis) in Britain, 1918-

Income Inequality, share held by richest 1%, 1918-2005+

Electoral Inequality, Segregation Index of Tory voters, 1918-2005+ Sources: „Injustice‟ Chapter 5

  • New Statesman (2010)

? ESA

Prejudice is

natural

In November 2010: “Barclays

£2.2bn of bonuses on track

to beat 2009” [TELEGRAPH] See:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysecto r/banksandfinance/8120848/Barclays-2.2bn-of- bonuses-on-track-to-beat-2009.html While poor to be made to do “Community Service”

for the dole… See: “Sinister government policy is treating jobless like criminals”, The Inverness Courier, http://www.inverness- courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/13831/Sinister_government_policy_is _treating_jobless_like_criminals.html

In September 2010

we learn that “Bob

Diamond

collected a 'mere'

£42 million last

year” in

income, and

bankers are still

loathed [DAILY

MAIL] see: “Rambler

with an interest in Bible studies is the City's highest earner on £60m a year” 27/9/2010: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ article-1315366/David-Harding- Citys-highest-earner-60m- year.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Exclusion is necessary

In June 2010 Frank Field is appointed because he calls a

mean a median: “Had I been asked, I would have argued for a target that was achievable. The 2020 goal isn’t. Any candidate sitting GCSE maths should be able to explain that raising everybody above a set percentage of median income is rather like asking a cat to catch its own tail. As families are raised above the target level of income, the median point itself rises. Not surprisingly, therefore, no country in the free world has managed to achieve this objective, not even those Scandinavian countries whose social models many of us admire.” see: “ Poverty is about much more than money” by Frank in „The Telegraph‟ 5/6/2010: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative /7803983/Poverty-is-about-much-more-than- money.html#disqus_thread”

In January 2010

we learnt that for

the first time we

know the the best

of 10th^ of

Londoners have

at least 270 time

the wealth of the

poorest” [HILLS]

see: BBC “Rich-poor divide 'wider than 40 years ago' The gap between rich and poor in the UK is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned report says.” 27/1/2010: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/ 4.stm