The Billionaire's Shadow: How Britain's Elite Is Shading Out the Rest of Us The collective wealth of Britain's 157 billionaires now equals 22% of the country's GDP, a fivefold increase since 1990.
This trend is not just a matter of individual success stories but a symptom of a larger economic disease that threatens to suffocate the rest of us.
Politicians have been criticized for equating GDP growth with prosperity for all. However, economists argue that today's macroeconomic indicators are disconnected from income gains for most people.