Inequality 'is worse than under Thatcher'
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The gap between rich and poor has widened under Labour, and has reached its highest level since 1979, a City analysis of government statistics showed yesterday. The gap between rich and poor has widened under Labour, and has reached its highest level since 1979, a City analysis of government statistics showed yesterday. The report, by the City accountants Chantrey Vellacott DFK, tracked the disposable incomes of all sections of society using official government figures since 1979. Maurice Fitzpatrick, head of economics at Chantrey Vellacott, said: "Given Labour's 1997 general election commitment to help build a fairer society, then this Gini Coefficient result might well seem surprising."
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