King Charles

Oh look – the Sunday Times’ Rich List is out.

I am sure the fact that some billionaires are leaving the UK matters (though some have likely quit the UK after their “non-dom” status was removed; “non-doms” never paid UK tax on their overseas earnings anyway).

Perhaps I should have something to say about how the King’s private wealth has grown by £30 million in the last year; something other than “typical.”

I know I should be angry that, as Patriotic Millionaires UK writes, ”£772 billion, held by just 350 families, would cover the total cost of the UK’s annual healthcare spend three times over” – and I am, deeply.

But honestly? Reading the news just made me sad, then hopeless, then nauseous, then numb.

It is very, very hard to care about (or even digest) the financial lives of millionaires and billionaires when so many of us are struggling – just to benefit those exact people’s ever-growing wealth.

The list gets harder to read every year

Oxfam says that global billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024 alone while the

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