Growing divide between rich and poor ‘could lead to riots in streets’

Rioting could break out on Britain’s streets because of anger at the widening gap between rich and poor, it has been claimed. The warning comes as new figures show only a fraction of Britain’s super-rich are paying income tax.

Sir Ronald Cohen, himself one of the nation’s richest men, warned that violence could flare if the chasm between the haves and have-nots was not closed.
DailyMail