The Fall and Rise of Social Housing: 100 Years on 20 Estates, by Becky Tunstall Danny Dorling is impressed by an in-depth account that challenges much of the received wisdom (and stereotypes) about social housing By Danny Dorling 13 February
We Have Never Been Middle Class: How Social Mobility Misleads Us, by Hadas Weiss Danny Dorling suspects that class remains as meaningful as it always was By Danny Dorling 9 January
The Oxbridge access question has not been settled State school students are more prominent at undergraduate level, but what about postgraduate, ask Claire Hann and Danny Dorling By Claire Hann 17 October
Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are, by Robert Plomin Danny Dorling learns about the extent to which our DNA dictates how we lead our lives By Danny Dorling 10 January
Slums: The History of a Global Injustice, by Alan Mayne Book of the week: Is poor housing here to stay? Hopefully not, but one word associated with it has a grip on our culture, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 21 September
The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class, by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett The author’s case that America’s richest are shifting to inconspicuous consumption is underpinned by many statistics, but Danny Dorling says they can be read other ways By Danny Dorling 1 June
Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union, by Harold D. Clarke, Matthew Goodwin and Paul Whiteley Book of the Week: Danny Dorling on an illuminating analysis of the many factors that swayed the referendum By Danny Dorling 4 May
Book of the week: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy Book of the week: Danny Dorling lauds an exposition of the benefits of obligation-free income and how to attain them By Danny Dorling 16 March
Utopia for Realists and How We Can Get There, by Rutger Bregman The groundwork may be set for a shift from selfish, individualistic capitalism, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 9 March
Austerity Blues: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education, by Michael Fabricant and Stephen Brier The Left are busy looking back instead of devising laws to address inequalities, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 15 December
Ecotopia 2121: A Vision for Our Future Green Utopia – in 100 Cities, by Alan Marshall London as an eco-village? Treehouses in Accra? Danny Dorling lauds beautiful and bold what-ifs By Danny Dorling 24 November
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, by Cathy O’Neil Book of the week: If all-seeing ‘miracle’ tech is making the decisions we must demystify the tricks, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 8 September
Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy, by Robert H. Frank An economist explains to the rich that they didn’t build that, Danny Dorling writes By Danny Dorling 28 July
The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity, by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott A guide to ‘happy ever after’ assumes an affluence enjoyed by the girl in Pulp’s hit, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 26 May
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond Danny Dorling on the US failure to provide affordable housing for its citizens By Danny Dorling 3 March
Danny Dorling on university admissions and inequality A rapidly changing higher education sector is urged to ask who benefits from reforms By Danny Dorling 4 February
Plutocracy in America: How Increasing Inequality Destroys the Middle Class and Exploits the Poor, by Ronald P. Formisano Danny Dorling on a study of predatory forces and questionable practices By Danny Dorling 21 January
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity, by Joseph E. Stiglitz A small tax hike for the cream of 1 per cent could fund college for the poorest, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 3 December
Social Class in the 21st Century, by Mike Savage, Niall Cunningham, Fiona Devine et al The responses to a UK-wide survey show how life chances are diverging, argues Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 12 November
A World of Homeowners: American Power and the Politics of Housing?Aid, by Nancy H. Kwak Danny Dorling sees how bricks and mortar became part of the arsenal with which the US fought the Cold War By Danny Dorling 29 October
Sex by Numbers: What Statistics Can Tell Us About Sexual Behaviour, by David Spiegelhalter Danny Dorling gets to grips with in-your-face, full-frontal calculations of carnality By Danny Dorling 11 June
