Strike to push up wages and benefits - Squeeze profits, tax wealth
In the midst of the cost-of-living misery, the Sunday Times has released its “Rich List” for this year. Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy are on for the first time; their £730 million puts them 222nd. The total wealth of the thousand richest individuals or households listed is £711 billion, up 8% from last year. The combined wealth of the top 250 is more than that of the entire list five years ago. In 2019 the UK had 151 billionaries; in 2021 171; and now 177. The richest thousand are only a small minority of the capitalist class in the UK, and many other capitalists are doing well too...