Incredible irony to hear billionaire Donald Trump complain about inequality

The one thing you can be certain of is that the rich will get richer on his watch, writes Fergus Finlay.

Incredible irony to hear billionaire Donald Trump complain about inequality
Tue, 24 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.

Donald Trump, sadly, is only the 324th richest man in the world. He’s not even the most powerful — that honour goes to Vladimir Putin.

And as for his celebrity status, he’s outranked by dozens of people, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Taylor Swift. He used to benumber 30 on the world’s celebrity list, but he doesn’t even feature any more.

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