Protests against the financial system on Wall Street have inspired similar 'occupations' near London's Stock Exchange.
Their slogan "we are the 99%" is premised on the concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny minority.
One man who has been making such arguments all of his academic career is Danny Dorling. His latest book Fair Play - a collection of his writings on inequality - is out this week.
He describes the extent of Britain's inequality problem and why the middle classes are now being increasingly receptive to arguments about wealth distribution.
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