With inequality hitting the headlines, the lifestyles of the rich and superrich have become a subject of national debate. Commentators are quick to disapprove of perceived excesses and to presume every high-earner has suspicious tax arrangements.
But would we really be better off without the rich? In the UK, 1% of top-rate tax payers contribute 30% of HMRC’s total tax take. And if the wealthy are a problem, are they to blame or are they a symptom of a structurally unfair society? Either way, what can be done?
Join the New Statesman for a lively debate.
Tuesday 21 April at Conway Hall
Doors open: 6.30pm
Event commences: 7.15 pm
Featuring:
Owen Jones, author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class & The Establishment: And how they get away with it
Ben Judah, author of Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell in and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin
Helen Lewis, Deputy Editor of the New Statesman
William Cash, Editor-in-Chief of Spears Wealth Management
Maxine Berg, Professor of History at Warwick University
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