What does declining prosperity mean for Britain’s next generation? In his latest book, author and professor Danny Dorling constructs seven “average” children from millions of statistics – each child symbolising the very middle of a parental income bracket, from the poorest to the wealthiest. Seven Childrenexplores the realities facing Britain's youth in the aftermath of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.

Dorling's seven children were born in 2018, at a time when the UK faced its worst inequality since the Great Depression. As they turned five in 2023, their country had Europe's fastest-rising child poverty rates, and even the best-off of the seven is disadvantaged. The book provides insight into the lives of British children living between the extremes of wealth and poverty. It examines questions around parental income, the middle class, and the trends affecting the next generation.

At this event in our Fair Society series with the Policy Institute at King’s College London, Dorling discussed the key issues with our expert panel.

Speakers:

Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, and author of Seven Children, Inequality and the 1% and All That Is Solid
Georgia Banjo, Britain Correspondent, The Economist
Dame Rachel De Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England
Will Snell, Chief Executive, The Fairness Foundation (chair)

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Seven Children: Inequality and Britain’s Next Generation (with Danny Dorling)