But nothing all that golden is minting these new wealthy individuals.“Most billionaire wealth is taken, not earned, 60% comes from either inheritance, cronyism and corruption or

The charity’s report argues that the UK owes reparations to the colonial country for extracting money between 1765 and 1900

A recent report by Oxfam International reveals a shocking truth. During colonial rule, the UK took around $64.82 trillion from India. Most of this wealth went to the richest 10% of people.

Drawing on a range of studies and research papers, Oxfam calculated that between 1765 and 1900, the richest 10 percent in the UK extracted wealth from India equivalent to $33.8 trillion in today’s ter

The combined wealth of UK billionaires surged by a staggering £35 million per day in 2024, reaching a total of £182 billion, according to a new report by Oxfam. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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The UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.

Per the Oxfam report, even during colonialism, a similar pattern was followed by allowing private multinational corporations monopolies with overseas expansion. The UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900,

Oxfam Nigeria, a non-profit organisation, has warned that the wealth gap in Nigeria has reached crisis levels, with 70 percent of the population experiencing hunger.

Billionaire wealth grew by $2tn in 2024, three times faster than the previous year, according to Oxfam's latest report on wealth.