OK – So the number of UK millionaires may have fallen immediately after the crash in 2008, but since then, millionaire numbers have bounced back – rising from 528 000 in 2008 to 619 thousand in 2010.

Even worse (well, at least if you’re a fan of justice and equality), over the same period, the number of people with net worth of over £5m rose by 19 per cent over these two years, from 70,000 to 85,000.

So while the Tory government takes an axe to public services and cuts payments to the most vulnerable, the number of UK millionaires just keeps on growing……

The source for the above figures is the ‘Barlcay’s Wealth Map’ 2011.