Introduction

Imagine a Britain where everyone's height was a measure of their household income...

The Rolex Archipelago

The rich are globalised. They have founded a country made up of millions of small islands scattered all over the world.

Blurb

Why the book exists and what it's about.

Subjects and Themes

What you'll find between the covers.

Facts and figures

Some of the surpising and shocking facts that emerged while the book was being researched.

Subjects and Themes (...continued)

  • Investment: Diamonds, mansions, funny-money objects, poor painters and rich collectors

  • Non-doms, tax havens and the trillion dollar tax scam

  • Media moguls: Warmongers, tax-dodgers and pornographers

  • The rich man's mouthpiece -PR, lobbyists and think tanks

  • Jets, Junkets and accepting favours - politician's snouts in the trough

  • Yes! Money really does buy votes?

  • What politicians do for the rich

  • Vulgar and conspicuous spending to impress

  • Rubbing shoulders - parties with a purpose

  • Sad, mad and lonely

  • Looking down ones nose at the world

  • Above the law

  • Union bashers, arms traders, polluters and land grabbers

  • The wasted armies of servants

  • Popping balloons at the plutocrat's party

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