How it all began...

It all started when I stumbled on a clip of Dr. Chris van Tulleken discussing Ultra Processed People. His insights opened my eyes to the deep connections between food, health, and politics, that I found truly alarming. Inspired to find out more, it soon became apparent that the way “big food” influences what and how we eat is no accident—it's backed by government policies that sustain these systems and perpetuate inequality.

Over the following months, my research led me to other key activists, in different but related spaces:

• Gary Stevenson helped me understand how economic structures perpetuate wealth at the very top, leaving everyone else to struggle against a rising tide of inequality.
• Guy Shrubsole underscored the political and social barriers that keep ordinary people from accessing basic opportunities, from housing to land rights.
• Carol Vorderman educated me about corruption and cronyism and just how rife it is in the UK.
• George Monbiot gave me my introduction to the term neo-liberalism.

With each new revelation, it felt like the world I’d known was built on half-truths: I’d been taught that hard work alone is enough to secure success, but reality told a different story.

In the UK, wealth and income gaps are widening at an alarming rate, reducing the life chances of future generations. Education systems are trapped by exam targets and red tape instead of focusing on practical, future-focused life skills. And while technology has the potential to level the playing field, it often ends up deepening the divide between those with resources and those without.

Why Fairer Future?

Everyone who knows me, knows that I have a deep hatred for injustice as well as an in-built drive to make a difference. The more I learned, the more passionate I became about not accepting things as they are and summarised the issues as follows: 

1. Children Are Being Let Down: Our current systems don’t equip young people with critical knowledge about health, money, or the power they hold as future decision-makers.
2. Growing Inequality: As the middle class shrinks and disadvantaged groups fall further behind, the odds become increasingly stacked against children from “typical” families—those not born into wealth or privilege.
3. The Need for a Joined-Up Approach: Telling people to “eat healthier” or “manage money better” isn’t enough. The issues are deeply interconnected—spanning diet, mental health, economic understanding, and civic participation.

This is why Fairer Future was born: to address these challenges in a holistic way, focusing on children aged 8–12, old enough to comprehend the topics in a meaningful way and still naturally curious about the world around them.

We focus on four key “branches” that can stand alone or fit into a bigger picture:

1. Earning Branch– Building awareness of multiple income opportunities: employment, self-employment, and starting a business.
2. Health & Wellbeing Branch– Emphasizing good nutrition and mental health support to foster lifelong wellness.
3. Money Branch– Teaching practical financial literacy, from budgeting and debt management to saving, investing, and long-term planning.
4. Participation Branch– Encouraging community involvement and political engagement, so children see themselves as tomorrow’s decision-makers.

How We Make an Impact

By meeting kids where they are—whether in assemblies, workshops, or special events—we will offer them the life skills and inspiration schools can’t always provide. This means not only engaging with them in the spaces they already occupy but also connecting with their current understanding, lifestyle, and diet to ensure our work is accessible and relatable. Our programs will bridge real-world gaps that often go unnoticed: understanding how food choices affect our bodies and minds, knowing how to handle money sensibly, and realizing we all have a role in shaping the communities we live in.

While our Leadership Team is made up of volunteers, as we build out our programs, we will be sub-contracting the delivery of them to a network of trusted partners. This will provide us with the scalable model we need if we are to reach the thousands of children who need it most. 

So now you've read our story so far, are you up for being in the next chapter? We'd love to hear from you if you'd like to join our movement.

In the meantime, please help us get the word out. It is currently a message about what we want to change. In the future, it will be a record of how we did it.