The Fall and Rise of Social Housing: 100 Years on 20 Estates, by Becky Tunstall Danny Dorling is impressed by an in-depth account that challenges much of the received wisdom (and stereotypes) about social housing Danny Dorling 2月 13日
We Have Never Been Middle Class: How Social Mobility Misleads Us, by Hadas Weiss Danny Dorling suspects that class remains as meaningful as it always was Danny Dorling 1月 9日
The Oxbridge access question has not been settled State school students are more prominent at undergraduate level, but what about postgraduate, ask Claire Hann and Danny Dorling Claire Hann 10月 17日
Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are, by Robert Plomin Danny Dorling learns about the extent to which our DNA dictates how we lead our lives Danny Dorling 1月 10日
Slums: The History of a Global Injustice, by Alan Mayne Book of the week: Is poor housing here to stay? Hopefully not, but one word associated with it has a grip on our culture, says Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 9月 21日
The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class, by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett The author’s case that America’s richest are shifting to inconspicuous consumption is underpinned by many statistics, but Danny Dorling says they can be read other ways Danny Dorling 6月 1日
Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union, by Harold D. Clarke, Matthew Goodwin and Paul Whiteley Book of the Week: Danny Dorling on an illuminating analysis of the many factors that swayed the referendum Danny Dorling 5月 4日
Book of the week: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy Book of the week: Danny Dorling lauds an exposition of the benefits of obligation-free income and how to attain them Danny Dorling 3月 16日
Utopia for Realists and How We Can Get There, by Rutger Bregman The groundwork may be set for a shift from selfish, individualistic capitalism, says Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 3月 9日
Austerity Blues: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education, by Michael Fabricant and Stephen Brier The Left are busy looking back instead of devising laws to address inequalities, says Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 12月 15日
Ecotopia 2121: A Vision for Our Future Green Utopia – in 100 Cities, by Alan Marshall London as an eco-village? Treehouses in Accra? Danny Dorling lauds beautiful and bold what-ifs Danny Dorling 11月 24日
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, by Cathy O’Neil Book of the week: If all-seeing ‘miracle’ tech is making the decisions we must demystify the tricks, says Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 9月 8日
Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy, by Robert H. Frank An economist explains to the rich that they didn’t build that, Danny Dorling writes Danny Dorling 7月 28日
The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity, by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott A guide to ‘happy ever after’ assumes an affluence enjoyed by the girl in Pulp’s hit, says Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 5月 26日
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond Danny Dorling on the US failure to provide affordable housing for its citizens Danny Dorling 3月 3日
Danny Dorling on university admissions and inequality A rapidly changing higher education sector is urged to ask who benefits from reforms Danny Dorling 2月 4日
Plutocracy in America: How Increasing Inequality Destroys the Middle Class and Exploits the Poor, by Ronald P. Formisano Danny Dorling on a study of predatory forces and questionable practices Danny Dorling 1月 21日
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity, by Joseph E. Stiglitz A small tax hike for the cream of 1 per cent could fund college for the poorest, says Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 12月 3日
Social Class in the 21st Century, by Mike Savage, Niall Cunningham, Fiona Devine et al The responses to a UK-wide survey show how life chances are diverging, argues Danny Dorling Danny Dorling 11月 12日
A World of Homeowners: American Power and the Politics of Housing Aid, by Nancy H. Kwak Danny Dorling sees how bricks and mortar became part of the arsenal with which the US fought the Cold War Danny Dorling 10月 29日
Sex by Numbers: What Statistics Can Tell Us About Sexual Behaviour, by David Spiegelhalter Danny Dorling gets to grips with in-your-face, full-frontal calculations of carnality Danny Dorling 6月 11日
