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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

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Nov 29, 2025
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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…

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Hannah Fearn is a freelance journalist specialising in social affairs. She is the former opinion editor of The Independent and is based in South London.
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