IN these days of austerity driven policies creating anger and misery across the UK, it was nice to read and be informed by the Sunday Times Rich List that the UK’s richest 1000 people have increased their wealth to £518 billion over the last year.

At the same time this government likes to keep reminding us that there is no money to fund the public services or give those in the public sector a decent pay rise.

There’s plenty of money in the country as the rich list tells us, but in true capitalist values it’s kept by a small minority of people.

Martin Webb, Swindon Road, Swindon