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Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality

The Guardian Politics Tuesday 18 August 2026, 04:00 UTC By Heather Stewart Economics editor 1 min read
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Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality. The experts include Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz, University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics Larry Kramer, and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level.

Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level

Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality.

The experts include Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz, University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics Larry Kramer, and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level.

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Burnham (PERSON) UK (LOCATION) UN (ORG) Joseph Stiglitz (PERSON) Kate Pickett (PERSON) Andy Burnham (PERSON) University College London (ORG) Mariana Mazzucato (PERSON) the London School of Economics (ORG) Larry Kramer (PERSON)
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