Kate Pickett

Kate Pickett is the deputy director of the Centre for Future Health and associate director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at the University of York.

Articles

Future of social democracy | 18.11.2025

The pitfalls of the all-holy economic god

Economics isn’t sacred. We must challenge economic goals with interdisciplinary force

Economy and ecology | 01.08.2025

The price of inequality

From rising mental health problems and social disconnection to higher crime rates and poorer physical health, inequality tears apart the social fabric

Democracy and society | 13.05.2025

Social justice in crisis

In the UK, a supposedly progressive government is taking a leaf out of the right-wing playbook by slashing disability benefits

Economy and ecology | 15.11.2022

The most wonderful time of the year

This Christmas, the greatest gift we can give is the permission to not over-consume

Economy and ecology | 14.09.2022

Here we go again…

The past two years have proven anew that when the rich get richer it doesn’t ‘trickle down’. If it’s such a familiar pattern, why do we tolerate it?

Democracy and society | 13.06.2022

The paradox of inequality

Capitalism has trained us to desire ever bigger incomes. But studies shows that relative wealth matters more for well-being than absolute wealth

Democracy and society | 05.04.2022

Class in the classroom

The British government has long been promising educational equality. Yet its policies have contributed to widening the gap

Democracy and society | 31.01.2022

The story versus the statistic

Behind each number there is a story. Social scientists need to learn how to tell these better if they want to catch the attention of the public

Future of social democracy | 29.11.2021

How it feels to be a rank outsider

Refusing to be ranked on the social ladder does not take away from the sad truth - one’s perceived status in society lies at the heart of well being

Democracy and society | 06.10.2021

Coming second in the game of life

The pandemic has shown once more that a higher accumulation of wealth can save a life. It is time to level the playing field

Work and digitalisation | 01.07.2021

How unemployment kills

The pandemic has once more shown that the connection between economic hardship and unemployment has a direct effect on people's health

Future of social democracy | 17.05.2021

What is the price of a life?

A decade after the economic crash and a year into a global pandemic, some of us are still more equal than others — and inequality is still on the rise