The big story of the last 40 years has been of private wealth racing ahead, says the thinktank, rising from around three times to more than seven times [the size] of GDP. This long boom for the rich is ever more visible: in the property prices of elite postcodes; in the proliferation of supercars and SUVs; and in the growing parts of cities and smart towns and villages given over to fine dining or designer boutiques.
It has become common to hear people from across the political spectrum say that services such as the NHS are unsus
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