Comments on: While Rome Burns… http://dangillmor.com/2007/09/27/while-rome-burns/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:50:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JohnN http://dangillmor.com/2007/09/27/while-rome-burns/comment-page-1/#comment-154 JohnN Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:30:16 +0000 http://dangillmor.com/blog/2007/09/27/65-million-will-buy-you-an-unfinished-mansion-on-sfs-gold-coast/#comment-154 The gap between rich and poor really is growing leaps and bounds. I am not sure if you saw the recent report by a UK thinktank (Rowntree Foundation) that stated that UK social mobility is lower now than in the 50's and 70's. Things have got worse. You can blame national policies but i think its a cultural thing as well. Since many aspire to wealth they are less inclined to reign them in. check out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6901147.stm The gap between rich and poor really is growing leaps and bounds. I am not sure if you saw the recent report by a UK thinktank (Rowntree Foundation) that stated that UK social mobility is lower now than in the 50′s and 70′s. Things have got worse.

You can blame national policies but i think its a cultural thing as well. Since many aspire to wealth they are less inclined to reign them in.

check out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6901147.stm

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