As the Prime Minister declares he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism and establish a new economic model for the UK, we are publishing this essay arguing that economic democracy, worker voice and corporate accountability must be central to these plans. highpaycentre.org/shared-prosp...

Shared Prosperity and Economic Democracy: A Manifesto - High Pay Centre

As the High Pay Centre closes after fifteen years, this essay argues that economic democracy, worker voice and corporate accountability must be central to any new economic settlement.

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📢 Definitely worth a read 🔽. A fine parting shot from the @highpaycentre.bsky.social as they bow out...👏👏👏 highpaycentre.org/shared-prosp...

Shared Prosperity and Economic Democracy: A Manifesto - High Pay Centre

As the High Pay Centre closes after fifteen years, this essay argues that economic democracy, worker voice and corporate accountability must be central to any new economic settlement.

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Coverage of our imminent closure from @pollytoynbee.bsky.social in the Guardian. We are not the only progressive research-led organisation at risk of closure in the current funding context, so we hope this moment will be a wake-up call. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it? | Polly Toynbee

The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the Atlantic, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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More voices that challenge the status quo silenced for lack of money, while more $ sloshes around the world than ever before. The funding story in this 🧵 is also what is happening to non-profit organizations providing essential human services. Many won't survive. But the facts will live on.

High Pay Centre@highpaycentre.bsky.social · 4w ago

It is with great regret that we are announcing the imminent closure of the High Pay Centre.

It is with great regret that we are announcing the imminent closure of the High Pay Centre.

A reminder that next Wednesday 3rd June the High Pay Centre is hosting a 15 year anniversary event in parliament. The event features an expert panel including @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, @premnsikka.bsky.social, @catherine-sa.bsky.social, Ruth Lister and @andrewspeke.bsky.social.

On 3 June we are hosting an event in parliament to mark 15 years of the High Pay Centre with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, @premnsikka.bsky.social, @catherine-sa.bsky.social discussing where next in the fight against excessive pay and pay inequality. Sign up below! highpaycentre.org/high-pay-cen...

High Pay Centre at 15: What next in the fight for fair pay? - High Pay Centre

An in-person event marking 15 years of the High Pay Centre, with an expert panel discussing what comes next in the fight against excessive pay and pay inequality.

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HPC CEO Pay Update Spring 2026: Data from 64 FTSE 100 firms that have published data since our previous report reaveals that income inequality within FTSE 100 firms continues to grow: highpaycentre.org/ceo-pay-and-... Key Findings

CEO Pay and Pay Ratio Briefing 2026 - High Pay Centre

An update on CEO pay and Pay Ratio Figures for the 64 FTSE 100 firms that have disclosed data since 1st April 2025. Reveals a continuation of growing internal inequalities within such large companies.

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While we knew that the Govt had dropped corporate governance reform plans from their agenda in the Kings Speech, it still represents a missed opportunity to make necessary changes in support of a fairer business model.

You'll spend 80,000 hours of your life working. But just 11% people feel engaged in their jobs. And while workers become more dissatisfied, CEO pay just keeps rising. Read this week's guest post from @highpaycentre.bsky.social graceblakeley.substack.com/p/work-sucks...

Work Sucks, I Know

Long hours, stagnant wages, and no voice at the table - Britain's biggest companies are failing the people who keep them running.

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Long hours, stagnant wages, and no voice at the table – Britain’s biggest companies are failing the people who keep them running. Link to a blog by HPC researcher, Paddy Goffey, written as a guest contribution to @graceblakeley.substack.com substack: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/work-sucks...

Work Sucks, I Know

Long hours, stagnant wages, and no voice at the table - Britain's biggest companies are failing the people who keep them running.

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Long hours, stagnant wages, and no voice at the table – Britain’s biggest companies are failing the people who keep them running. Link to a blog by HPC researcher, Paddy, Goffey, originally written as a guest contribution to Grace Blakeley's substack: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/work-sucks...

Work Sucks, I Know

Long hours, stagnant wages, and no voice at the table - Britain's biggest companies are failing the people who keep them running.

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We're holding a webinar at 11am today to launch the report, which you can still sign up for here! highpaycentre.org/fair-reward-...

Fair Reward Framework: A three-year review of the findings - High Pay Centre

Three-year analysis of FTSE 100 pay and workforce practices finds CEO pay rose 33% from 2023 to 2025, alongside limited progress on worker voice and pay transparency.

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Our new report assessing 3 years of the Fair Reward Framework is out today. This looks at how FTSE 100 companies have performed over the past 3 years across a range of indicators including pay inequality, worker voice and transparency. highpaycentre.org/fair-reward-...

Fair Reward Framework: A three-year review of the findings - High Pay Centre

Three-year analysis of FTSE 100 pay and workforce practices finds CEO pay rose 33% from 2023 to 2025, alongside limited progress on worker voice and pay transparency.

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Our new report assessing 3 years of the Fair Reward Framework is out today. This looks at how FTSE 100 companies have performed over the past 3 years across a range of indicators including pay inequality, worker voice and transparency. highpaycentre.org/fair-reward-...

Fair Reward Framework: A three-year review of the findings - High Pay Centre

Three-year analysis of FTSE 100 pay and workforce practices finds CEO pay rose 33% from 2023 to 2025, alongside limited progress on worker voice and pay transparency.

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Consistent with any polling we’ve ever carried out. Key is ensuring it would be implemented alongside other reforms to ensure it supports improving living standards and building a more productive economy with better outcomes for society.

Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 4mo ago

🚨 NEW: 65% of Brits support the Green Party's policy of capping CEO pay at ten times the pay of the lowest paid employee

Great to see the @greenparty.org.uk under @zackpolanski.bsky.social have included tackling excessive income equality in their plan to take on the affordability crisis. 10:1 pay ratios is very ambitious, but far better to aim high than accept a broken status quo which few people support.

High Pay Centre@highpaycentre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We welcome @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk plans to put pay ratios centre of their campaigning on the affordability crisis. HPC have long argued that the UK's pay model is broken, driving extreme inequality and wage stagnation. This is unacceptable in a cost of living crisis.

We welcome @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk plans to put pay ratios centre of their campaigning on the affordability crisis. HPC have long argued that the UK's pay model is broken, driving extreme inequality and wage stagnation. This is unacceptable in a cost of living crisis.

We welcome @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk plans to put pay ratios centre of their campaigning on the affordability crisis. HPC have long argued that the UK's pay model is broken, driving extreme inequality and wage stagnation. This is unacceptable in a cost of living crisis.

Next Thursday we are holding a webinar to launch our new report analysing three years of data from the Fair Reward Framework, focused on trends in remuneration, employee voice, and wider business practices across the FTSE 350. Sign up below! highpaycentre.org/fair-reward-...

Fair Reward Framework: Who creates value in companies and how it's rewarded - High Pay Centre

A webinar to launch the High Pay Centre's new report analysing three years of data from the Fair Reward Framework, with reflections from an expert panel (Online webinar, 11:00-12:00,  Thursday 23 Apri...

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Next Thursday we are holding a webinar to launch the our new report analysing three years of data from the Fair Reward Framework, focused on trends in remuneration, employee voice, and wider business practices across the FTSE 350. Sign up below! highpaycentre.org/fair-reward-...

An emboldened business lobby, left largely unchallenged by both regulators and the government, feels confident in awarding CEOs bumper pay rises, knowing there is little to stop them. www.ft.com/content/0175...

How the FTSE grew comfortable with bumper pay for bosses

Generous deals to keep CEOs at some of the largest UK companies have caused barely a ripple of discontent

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Fab video from the @highpaycentre.bsky.social on the *shocking* size of bankers bonuses 💰 Years of higher interest rates have let banks rake in record profits while our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soar. Add your name to #TaxTheBanks 👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks

#TaxTheBanks

Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...

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High Pay Centre@highpaycentre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pay at big banks is soaring while millions struggle through the cost of living crisis. This level of inequality isn’t sustainable, and if it’s not addressed, it will keep eroding trust in both business and politics.

We spoke to Londoners how they felt about CEOs of the big banks getting bumper pay rises, and earning more in a year than most people would earn in several lifetimes. See how they responded below.

High Pay Centre@highpaycentre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pay at big banks is soaring while millions struggle through the cost of living crisis. This level of inequality isn’t sustainable, and if it’s not addressed, it will keep eroding trust in both business and politics.

Pay at big banks is soaring while millions struggle through the cost of living crisis. This level of inequality isn’t sustainable, and if it’s not addressed, it will keep eroding trust in both business and politics.

We are pleased to support @costoflivingaction.bsky.social which launched in parliament yesterday. Tackling pay inequality is vital to addressing the cost of living crisis through ensuring decent wages and conditions for all across the economy.

Today, we've released a new report by political economist and author Will Hutton. It explains why Britain is stuck- and what policymakers can do about it. Read the full report today👇 🔗 fairnessfoundation.com/escaping

As consumers fear another rise in energy and fuel prices, linked to conflict in the Middle East, few are likely to look favourably on the chief executive of Shell receiving a substantial pay rise. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Shell CEO’s pay jumps 60% despite slump in profits at oil company

Campaigners say people unlikely to ‘look favourably’ on package for Wael Sawan, which rose to £13.8m in 2025

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Increasing collective prosperity and tackling economic inequality is not a binary and should not be seen as one. Many people have growing awareness that greater economic growth does not necessarily mean better living standards for themselves.

Andy Burnham’s “Manchesterism” rightly argues that the loss of public control of essential services worsens the cost of living crisis. This is the “Privatisation Premium”. Our new briefing explains this premium & how to fix it. 🧵 www.common-wealth.org/publications...

The Privatisation Premium and the Case for Public Provision

The privatisation premium — compulsory, elevated costs to consumers for essentials — worsens the affordability crisis. Public ownership is the best way to overcome the drivers of the privatisation pre...

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