Is Inequality Increasing In The UK

In this week's episode, Sandalwood and Sage debate whether the UK is a country divided by income and split down the middle by housing, inheritance, and location. Sandalwood argues that Britain's 50 richest families now own more wealth than the poorest 34 million people combined — that's the shape of modern Britain. Britain hasn't just become more unequal—it's become an economy where owning assets matters far more than earning a living. Sage argues that the UK's income inequality hasn't moved in over a decade — the Gini coefficient is exactly where it was five years ago. The 'inequality crisis' debate regularly ignores the facts. The 'Britain is becoming more unequal' story is really a story about the 1980s, not the 2020s.