In 1987 I returned to a country beset by class and inequality. And it still is.

'In 1987 the Observer's Robert Chesshyre returned from the US and was so shocked at Thatcher's Britain that he wrote a book about it. Now it has been republished in an era that remains eerily similar'   Here!


Why economic inequality leads to collapse.

'During the past 30 years, a growing share of the global economic pie has been taken by the world's wealthiest people. In the UK and the US, the share of national income going to the top 1% has doubled, setting workforces adrift from economic progress. Today, the world's 1,200 billionaires hold economic firepower that is equivalent to a third of the size of the American economy.'  Here!