‘Really starting to grate’: Billionaires’ wealth fuels growing anger across Spain

Former Labor Minister Stephen Conroy says the highly visible wealth of billionaires is fuelling anger among people who feel increasingly disconnected from the richest in society. “The conspicuous consumption by the billionaires and some trillionaires is just really starting to grate with the broader population,” Mr Conroy told News24 Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “Social media allows you to see firsthand the way people are living, and that's really fuelling the left-of-centre anger.”