Reporting on wealth: ‘The virus isn't a leveller. It has made the rich richer’

Four years in to the newly created role of wealth correspondent, Rupert Neate explains how the lives of millionaires affect us all

In my reporting, I've been interested in how the hobbies and lifestyles of the super-rich affect everyone who isn't well-off. I wrote an investigative piece on superyachts, and how their billionaire owners often spend 200m or more on what is essentially a floating palace on the ocean, but staffed by people who are entirely unsupported, working up to 24 hours a day.