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The Sunday Times Rich List

The following Telegraph article examines the Sunday Times Rich List and provides background information on some of the top 25.

Students could be allocated an individual from the list and asked to create a case study of their individual. They could examine their background, whether ‘self made’ or inherited wealth and sector of industry, for example.

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