Antisocial Economics
Episodes
Episode 6: What and how does the public think about wealth and wealth inequality, and what kinds of narratives make them more or less supportive of change?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If we want action on extreme wealth, how we frame it as a problem in the media and in campaigning activity matters. Specific ways of talking about it...
Episode 5: The social division of tax policy: Who really benefits?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"What do we want?" "Transparency and good data about tax expenditures!" "When do we want it?" "Now!" It's possibly not the rallying cry that 'Tax ...
Episode 4: When does wealth become harmful? Should there be limits?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When does having “enough” turn into having too much? The richest people on the Sunday Times rich list are 5,000 times as rich as somebody who's ...
Episode 3: The colonial foundations of contemporary wealth gaps: What are the links between past injustice and present inequality?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colonialism played a huge role in shaping the modern world, but it’s often left out of the discussion when we talk about today’s inequalities of w...
Episode 2: How do we define and measure poverty and wealth, and what is the relationship between them?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, political philosopher Professor Jonathan Wolff and sociologist Professor Mike Savage join Sarah Kerr to explore whether and how a sha...
Episode 1: How does economic insecurity help to explain Britain’s political volatility? And what is the role of wealth in this equation?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Economic insecurity in midlife is compounded by lack of wealth in the form of savings or private pensions. Professor Jane Green is a political scient...
Trailer - Antisocial Economics
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The economy isn’t working for most people, and wealth inequality is at the heart of the problem. We all work hard, but the wealth we create together...