Polly Toynbee interviewed city types, promising anonymity in return for honesty.

She found widespread ignorance about the realities of inequality in Britain.  In general, they saw no reason for the rich to contribute indirectly or directly to programmes to increase opportunities.

Although it is generally believed that higher taxes will drive the rich to other countries, most had been with the same company for a considerable period of time, and most did not imagine they could justify uprooting their children and families from the UK for financial reasons.

The top fifth of households in the UK give less than 1% of their total income to charity, whereas the bottom 10th give 3%.  The Charities Aid Foundation reported last year a fall in the proportion of high level donors, despite the activities of Bill and Melinda Gates, et al.  Even the governor of the Bank of England has bemoaned greed among bankers.