WEALTH disparity has been ever-present in capitalism. However, in recent decades the concentration of wealth in the UK has reached unprecedented levels, with a small minority of individuals hoarding fortunes unreachable to the average person. The sheer scale of wealth controlled by these individuals is difficult to comprehend and this comes as no accident. Wealth inequality is deliberately obscured and normalised through media influence, an intentionally regressive education system and psychological factors that limit people’s ability to conceptualise large numbers.