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What are they up to?
Our political system is built on taking from the poor to give to the rich. The quality of life for working people will never be as important as shareholders getting a return on their investment.
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Here we explain what the 0.1% get up to to make sure they get as much of our money and as much power as they can get their hands on.
Britain is one one the richest countries in the world. However in recent years the standard of living for the average person has plummeted. The average Briton has less disposable income than other comparable countries.
The reason for this is that Britain, almost uniquely, rich people are much richer than in other countries, but low and middle income earners are much poorer.
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The UK has more wealth than ever, yet we have become a poor country with a few rich people living in it. This staggering ever growing inequality is not by accident.
Big business and the super wealthy act unethically to squeeze every bit of profit possible by exploiting the rest of society. Politicians do not protect from this corporate greed, instead they encourage it by standing with wealthy interests over the interests of the wider public. Politicians also enable welfare for the wealthy, where the super rich pay less tax than the rest of us and get handouts paid for by the taxpayer.
Political decisions are influenced by wealthy and corporate interests for several reasons. First, they want to protect the fellow members of their elite network and maintain their place within it. Second, many politicians directly benefit from corporate profits as they have investments in these companies or are also employed by them. Thirdly, politicians are pressured by corporate interests through political donations and secretly funded lobby groups. Finally, they are pressured by the billionaire-backed media who have a lot of power over public opinion so politicians need to keep them happy.
