Economists Call on UK Government to Join UN Inequality Initiative

A group of 40 prominent economists and academics has published an open letter urging the UK government to sign up to a UN initiative aimed at tackling global inequality. The signatories include Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and other notable figures like Mariana Mazzucato and Kate Pickett. They are specifically calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham's administration to commit to the international effort.