Ben Tippet

Ben Tippet is studying for a MPhil/PhD at the University of Greenwich. His thesis researches the determinants of wealth concentration, with a particular focus on the role class, financialisation and government fiscal policy play in increasing inequality. His first book Split: Class Divides Uncovered, provides an introduction to capital and labour in the 21st century.

Another ‘Roaring Twenties’? Only if the rich pay their fair share

Governments must take urgent action to tackle the twin problems of runaway debts and soaring inequality, before they come back to bite us

By Ben Tippet

/ 18 Feb 2021

Another ‘Roaring Twenties’? Only if the rich pay their fair share

Burning injustice: why the California wildfires are a class crisis

The rich paid for protection while the poor burned – is the world facing a similar fate?

By Ben Tippet

/ 8 Oct 2020

Burning injustice: why the California wildfires are a class crisis