Inequality Archives - Danny Sriskandarajah

The Telegraph: UK not meeting its commitments to deliver the sustainable development goals

18 July 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: Inequality, politics, poverty

I was asked to comment on a new report by BOND assessing the UK’s progress on playing its part to deliver the collective UN Global Goals to beat poverty and inequalities. While the UK played an important role in shaping the SDGs, it has spent recent years back-sliding on its commitments to help the poorest. … Continue reading “The Telegraph: UK not meeting its commitments to deliver the sustainable development goals”

Opinion: why tackling racism is integral to ending poverty

5 July 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: decolonisation, diversity, Inequality, poverty

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The House of Commons International Development Select Committee recently published a damning report about racism in the development sector. I wrote an article for Eastern Eye reflecting on the need for all of us in the sector to do more to help create an anti-racist future, in the UK and across the world. Read more

Speech: improving pay and conditions in the tea sector

21 June 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: business, gender, Inequality, poverty

Roanna Rahman/ Oxfam India

It was a privilege to be invited to give the closing remarks at TEAM UP 2022, the tea sector’s major annual conference. The cost of tea is too low, and most of the profits are concentrated at the retail and brand end of the value chain. This leaves tea workers, who are mostly women, working … Continue reading “Speech: improving pay and conditions in the tea sector”

GUARDIAN: Food and energy billionaires $453bn richer than two years ago

23 May 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: Inequality, politics, tax

As the world’s elite returned to Davos for the World Economic Forum, Oxfam’s new report warned that rising inequality could push 263 million more people into extreme poverty this year, reversing decades of progress. While skyrocketing food and energy prices create hardship for millions of people around the world, billionaires in these sectors have seen their … Continue reading “GUARDIAN: Food and energy billionaires $453bn richer than two years ago”

Debate: How to shift power and decolonise the aid system

17 May 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: development, diversity, humanitarian, Inequality

It was a privilege to be invited to talk to Scotland’s international development community about Oxfam’s experience of trying to shift power, alongside a panel including Lena Bheeroo, Hamimu Masudi and Radhika Govinda. It is great to see the growing interest and energy in replacing top-down structures with fairer models, and to discuss practical ways … Continue reading “Debate: How to shift power and decolonise the aid system”

Opinion: Repercussions of the conflict in Ukraine and how we can build a fairer world

30 March 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: humanitarian, Inequality, politics, poverty

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I wrote an article for social impact thinktank NPC about the repercussions of the conflict in Ukraine, including how soaring costs of essentials are being felt by families in countries from the UK to Yemen and Somalia. I suggest how we can ensure we can meet our responsibilities to all those in need of protection, for example … Continue reading “Opinion: Repercussions of the conflict in Ukraine and how we can build a fairer world”

Debate: big pharma and lessons from the pandemic at the good business festival

24 March 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: business, covid, health, Inequality, politics

I was invited to The Good Business Festival to debate what lessons could be learned about the way the pharmaceutical industry has responded to Covid. While vaccines were developed at impressive pace, an inequitable system for manufacture and distribution has left millions of people in lower-income countries without access to life-saving vaccines. We discussed what … Continue reading “Debate: big pharma and lessons from the pandemic at the good business festival”

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Financial Times interview on leadership

13 March 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, Inequality, poverty, power

Andy Aitchison/Oxfam

It was a pleasure to be asked to share my thoughts on leadership for the Financial Time’s How to Lead series. I’m a strong believer in values-based leadership and have been inspired throughout my career by leaders who have been brave and principled, inclusive and caring. I also talked about Oxfam’s journey and how this … Continue reading “Financial Times interview on leadership”

Podcast: why we need to tackle wealth inequality

25 February 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: Inequality, poverty, tax

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I enjoyed this podcast discussion about what action is needed to tackle wealth inequality, as part of a series curated by Julius Baer, a wealth advisory firm. We talked about the role of philanthropists and the very wealthy in creating fairer societies, and how everyone has something to benefit from when wealth is more equally … Continue reading “Podcast: why we need to tackle wealth inequality”

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BBC Question Time

13 January 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: covid, Inequality, politics

It was a pleasure to join the panel in Shrewsbury for BBC Question Time. One of the audience questions was whether people should be penalised for choosing not to get vaccinated against Covid19. I made the point that this is a first world problem – for millions of people in low income countries, jabs simply … Continue reading “BBC Question Time”