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Luke Hildyard, Executive Director of the High Pay Centre, says today’s Rich List highlights the connection between the excess wealth of “Britain’s billionaire class” and the country’s low pay and poor public services.
Hildyard explains:
“The rich list is a useful annual reminder of the inefficiency of the UK economy. It shows a small fall in the value of oligarch assets this year, but over a longer..
source: The Guardian - 16.05.2025