What it means to be wealthy in 2025

Most of us think we're poorer than we are – this disconnect creates worse social outcomes for us all

The contents of Rachel Reeves’ red box was bound to anger the HENRYs Pic: HM Treasury

In the US, members of the Democratic Party often quip that it’s hard to sell progressive policies because Americans on the breadline see themselves as multi-millionaires who haven’t made it yet. In the UK, we’re more prone to the opposite affliction: our wealthiest peop…