Ten billionaires have got $400 billion richer during the pandemic
“The fact that the world’s richest billionaires are massively increasing their wealth at a time when millions are facing hardship, is evidence of a broken economy."
“The fact that the world’s richest billionaires are massively increasing their wealth at a time when millions are facing hardship, is evidence of a broken economy."
Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person, with a fortune estimated at $185bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, up from $113bn before the pandemic.
In the year to date, Bezos has added $67.2 billion to his net worth.
"Perhaps it was always there in us, or perhaps it was Mrs Thatcher who started it when she said, There is no such thing as society."
Uncovering one of the biggest upward wealth transfers of our generation.
Jeff Bezos and Ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gained $12 Billion in anticipation of Amazon Prime Day.
"I think that the party has to recognise that the media hostility to the Labour Party and the labour movement isn’t going to go away."
The fair will run from Wednesday 21- Sunday 25 October 2020
Campaigners said the astonishing accumulation of wealth by the likes of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk is "evidence of a broken economy".
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