When high levels of inequality are pointed out, a common response is that the “politics of envy” are being deployed. I heard the phrase myself when I tweeted recently that the share of income going to the richest 0.01% of adults in the UK was almost at a record high, based on my new analysis of UK tax data, writes Mike Brewer of the University of Essex

Many years ago my 10-year old nieces and nephews employed a code comprised of three words to describe something none of us cared for.

A mother who had fostered a child for more than 10 years was falsely accused by the HSE of facilitating his access to pornography in the family home, an investigation by the Irish Examiner has learned.

A mother who had fostered a child for more than 10 years was falsely accused by the HSE of facilitating his access to pornography in the family home, an investigation by the Irish Examiner has learned.

They offered their love and support for a troubled child in their care for more than 10 years, but the Jones family were treated badly by the State agencies overseeing the fostering process, writes Michael Clifford.

Runners are the most supportive group of sports people you will come across.

It must be hard keeping up with the Joneses down around West Cork’s chi-chi Castletownshend. 

ON the face of it, I’m all set for Christmas. But not really.

When it comes to keeping up with neighbours — like a certain Rachel Allen, perhaps, who as it happens lives close-by? — this East Cork home went all-out in the cooking stakes— or, more appropriately, steaks, given the size of its outdoor barbecue.

MAG MELL, a play that encompasses traditional Irish music, dance and puppetry, stars Jon Kenny as politician/property developer PJ Foley.

In the dark recesses of January, few would say football is any fun — but then less and less of the current crop remember when it was actually enjoyable.

Tyrone feel they’ve been getting a hard time of it of late. That Sean Cavanagh has been singled out for some harsh treatment.

People have been saying things about sport for a long time now, often saying them on television; for the purposes of entertainment or enlightenment or devilment or to obtain a small fee or maybe to express bewilderment at fresh proposals to rework the national leagues.

IN A mixture of keeping up with the Joneses and trying desperately to keep up with the 21st century, you might find yourself in a place so alien to your usual environment that you are finding it hard to breathe normally while remaining upright.

Evidence in the trial of a former Fine Gael politician accused of accepting corrupt payments had told a rather sordid tale of “jealousy, anger, and rage,” the ex-councillor’s lawyer said yesterday.

'The Joneses'

Gavin Thomas’ exile from international rugby will end on Saturday after he was named in Wales’ starting line-up for the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin.

A surprise Stateside hit, that will make us take a fresh look at the consumer society we live in.

Ricky Gervais wants 'Cemetery Junction' to be a "British 'Rebel Without A Cause'".

WHILE the media revels in the doom and gloom associated with the recession, let us consider some of the positive consequences that may follow.

HARD to keep up with the Joneses at Casa Maria, good and surprising property and all that it is.

'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria and her new husband have declared a Christmas war on their neighbours in San Antonio, Texas.

OUTSTANDING in its own field is Ravakeel, a big, just-built home on a two acre field or site, in up-and-coming Waterfall.

Organisers of a world record attempt are hoping rock star brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher will join them in Ireland this week as their ancestral clan unites for a colossal get-together.

THE heartbroken father of a stabbing victim told mourners at his son’s funeral yesterday that God had chosen the timing of his death.

MORE than 1,000 Joneses proved last night that there is no keeping up with them when they broke the world record for the biggest get-together of people with the same surname.

Soul star Alicia Keys has named singer/songwriter John Legend as her musical role model because his work is unaltered by industry success.

Ben Affleck has blasted retailers for making customers feel "inadequate" if they don't own the gifts they're selling during the festive season.

SPRINGBOK coach Jake White has warned Wales to prepare for a furious early onslaught on Saturday as the South Africans lay down a marker at the start of their grand slam tour.

Tottenham fans should not expect their new coaching set-up to come up with a quick fix at White Hart Lane.

The next Indiana Jones adventure will feature more spectacular stunts than the previous three, thanks to the arrival of computer generated images, according to director Steven Spielberg.

RYLE DWYER’s slip is showing.

THE term “keeping up with the Joneses” springs to mind when we discuss Bertie’s Air Bus

IRISH families hoping to become the next best thing since The Simpsons and star in their very own cartoon series will shortly know if they will be immortalised in celluloid.