Our research shows the impact of wealth gaps in Cambridge:
• unaffordable housing
• rising hunger
• social care cuts bite
• 11 year health gap
We think Cambridge can do better.
We believe Cambridge can be a beacon of fairness.
Our city needs a radical blueprint for change.
Our Projects
What we're doing to challenge inequality and unfairness in Cambridge
Education
Raising awareness of the harm inequality does
Pay & Wealth
Promoting fairer pay scales and an inequality fund
Our Events
Every first Wednesday of the month
NEW VENUE! The Alex, 22-24 Gwydir Street
The Cambridge Commons Steering Group
Every third Wednesday of the month
Get in contact if you would like to attend
Latest Video
Tamasin Cave on corporate lobbying
2020 Vision By Tariq Sadiq
Our new Chair, Tariq Sadiq, shares his vision for TCC over the next year, into 2020. “I feel privileged to follow in the footsteps of outgoing Chair, George Weyman, who with the Steering Committee has taken great steps to engage with the wider community and to develop exciting new Cambridge Commons initiatives, such as the
Blog – Unison Report 2019: “in-work poverty & deprivation among healthcare workers” by Dr Claire Preston
When you next need medical attention from the NHS, spare a thought for the nurse or healthcare worker looking after you. Our new report uncovers shocking levels of poverty and deprivation among public-sector healthcare workers in Cambridgeshire. And yet dozens of millionaires live in Cambridgeshire. Inequality is clearly thriving in the very places where we
Blog – Meetup: Cambridge City Council’s Anti-poverty Strategy
As part of our regular meetups, The Cambridge Commons invites speakers to discuss their work related to inequality in Cambridge. At our most recent event, we were delighted to be joined by David Kitson and Helen Crowther talking about the City Council’s Anti-poverty Strategy including Helen’s role as Equality and Anti-poverty Officer. What are the