Inequality: the issue set to dominate the investment agenda

Our survey responses have revealed that inequality is an underlying, long-term thread weaving through many apparently shorter-term issues.

Inequality may not be the first topic to spring to mind for many investors but in fact the implications of inequality, both actual and perceived, have clear consequences: they relate directly to government spending in areas such as housing, transport and infrastructure, to name but a few, and to levels of government.

We commissioned this survey to gain insights into the public perception of inequality, in order to help inform our longer-term view of possible pressures upon government spending, and to highlight in broader terms areas of the UK economy which might be affected by particular risks or opportunities.