Who are the wealthy? The UK’s shocking inequality revealed

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Just how rich are the wealthy? In this video, I break down official data to show who truly owns Britain’s wealth. From the bottom 10% with virtually nothing, to the top 1% averaging £5.3 million each, we’ll see how unequal our country has become — and why we urgently need the wealthy to pay more tax. ONS Data: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/totalwealthingreatbritain/april2020tomarch2022 TRANSCRIPT A transcript for this video is available at: https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07/15/the-wealth-series-2-who-are-the-wealthy/ IF YOU WANT TO WRITE TO YOUR MP ABOUT ISSUES IN THIS VIDEO If you want to write a letter to your MP on the issues raised in this blog post, there is a ChatGPT prompt to assist you in doing so, with full instructions, here. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06/20/chatgpt-prompt-for-a-letter-to-your-mp/ HOW TO SUPPORT US Please consider donating: https://ko-fi.com/taxresearch ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY Richard Murphy is Emeritus Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School. He is director of Tax Research LLP and the author of the Funding the Future blog. His best-known book is ‘The Joy of Tax’. This video was edited by Thomas Murphy. RICHARD MURPHY ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/richardjmurphy.bsky.social OR ON MY BLOG: http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/ HIT SUBSCRIBE & GET NOTIFICATIONS Subscribe and get notified of new videos released. INTRODUCTION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHsRPy3060 PLAYLISTS: Accountancy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgobKWefKm-4flYmxl6mQXvaV Economics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgoZUi-JrCCw5e1PGSSivxpfh Tax: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgoYJmq8bfAarBr4lX_hWzqkk Taxing Wealth Report: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgoYB2A6juHj4xX1DJtfuCiKV Green New Deal: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgoZpfDLmKqn35fqmhE665yCa Money: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgoZAZ5CtT4K9BNEl6TVLx_XH Questions from subscribers: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgoY9JOT2g85nFQjQc1jsoGds Miscellaneous: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvRueM6wBgobtSvnUQS7Tc1jM3tkl4kSl #WhoAreTheWealthy #UKWealthData #WealthExposed #ONSWealthStats #InequalityUK #TaxJusticeNow #Top1PercentUK #WealthConcentration #FairShareTax #RichListReality #EconomicDivide #WealthyOutliers #UKTaxReform #WealthGapUK #HiddenInequality #PayWhatYouOwe #ExtremeWealthUK #NotPayingEnough #RedistributeWealth #WealthAndPower