Equality and Human Rights Commission

The launch of ‘How fair is Britain?’ our first Triennial Review generated widespread media coverage, some of which can be accessed from the links below.

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Guardian Datablog

Britishness and being fair are supposed to go together. See how the key data shows that is not always the case

BBC News

Gender pay gap progress 'grinding to a halt'. Incudes a video interview with Trevor Phillips.

BBC: Have your say

Do you think Britain is a fair country? Join the debate on the BBC website.

Other new items

Daily Telegraph

• Britain's coping classes at breaking point
• Coping classes at breaking point
• Indians and Chinese get better jobs than white British men 
• A fair society does not mean an equal one 

The Guardian

• Black Britons at more risk of jail than black Americans
• Race, class and a society divided
• The left should recognise that equality is undesirable

The Independent

• UK society is divided and unfair, report says

Daily Mail

• Plight of the middle-aged women who act as carers
• Debt of gratitude
• Fairness is the new Tory mantra. Why then are they so unfairly bashing the middle-classes?

Daily Express

• Boys lag behind in class but land better paid jobs

Daily Mirror

• Rich 'live 7 yrs longer than poor'

The Scotsman

• Scotland 'still riven by inequalities' 

The Herald

• Progress on gender pay gap has stalled

Daily Record

• Unfair Scotland

Daily Post

• 25% of Welsh adults are illiterate

Reuters

• Economic crisis could widen inequality – report

Yahoo! UK and Ireland

• Equal pay move 'grinding to a halt'

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 > Read our press release: Commission launches landmark report: 'How fair is Britain?'

 > Find out more about the launch event on 11 October 2010