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I missed this thread, and it seems more appropriate than the general BBC thread:

A New Billionaire Was Created Every 30 Hours During The Pandemic: Oxfam

The report had one principal recommendation: tax the rich. Oxfam suggested “one-off solidarity taxes” on billionaires’ increased wealth during the pandemic, as well as a permanent, progressive wealth tax of 2% on wealth above $5 million and 5% for wealth above $1 billion.

"The charity Oxfam, which issues a report on inequality during the Davos forum each year, claims that over the last two years a new billionaire had been created every 30 hours.

At the other end of the income spectrum, Oxfam expects around one million people to fall into extreme poverty every 33 hours this year, the charity's international executive director Gabriela Bucher told the BBC.

"Inequality between countries had been reducing over the last couple of decades," she said.

"During the pandemic it had increased and with the rates we're seeing now it looks like it's going in extreme directions that are creating these catastrophic conditions and they reflect in people's lives."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61549155

I'm genuinely surprised. As you can probably guess, it wasn't there when I originally posted.

<cough>Michelle Mone<cough>

Sunday Papers are ramping up the culture war points:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-66419292

Excerpts:

Mail on Sunday "Fat Cats cash in on cost of living crisis - Bank and Energy bosses branded 'vultures'"
A bit woke and Marxist for the mail, but a boot into the Banker's knackers.
Because it was the Bank's fault, not Truss, Kwarteng, Hunt, and definitely not Brexit.


Sunday Times "Iranian State now biggest threat to UK - Home secretary's fear over links to gangs".
Those guys who were all Albanian in spring are now Iranian agents.
Never miss an opportunity to vilify the refugees.


Sunday Times "China will use electric cars to spy on Britain".
Buy EV and you're riding with Mao. Stay safe, burn hydrocarbons.

Also: Monarchy Mania, US Fetishization of royal family has gone too far.
Hey septics, stay outta the UK press' business.

Janet Daley (Christ, is she still alive) America's fate depends on Biden stepping aside.

Sunday Papers are ramping up the culture war points:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-66419292

Excerpts:

Mail on Sunday "Fat Cats cash in on cost of living crisis - Bank and Energy bosses branded 'vultures'"
A bit woke and Marxist for the mail, but a boot into the Banker's knackers.
Because it was the Bank's fault, not Truss, Kwarteng, Hunt, and definitely not Brexit.


Sunday Times "Iranian State now biggest threat to UK - Home secretary's fear over links to gangs".
Those guys who were all Albanian in spring are now Iranian agents.
Never miss an opportunity to vilify the refugees.


Sunday Times "China will use electric cars to spy on Britain".
Buy EV and you're riding with Mao. Stay safe, burn hydrocarbons.

Also: Monarchy Mania, US Fetishization of royal family has gone too far.
Hey septics, stay outta the UK press' business.

Janet Daley (Christ, is she still alive) America's fate depends on Biden stepping aside.

Also Refugees and prison barges.


Express: SABOTAGE!! Something about Keir and his "cronies"