To be annoyed by the super rich flaunting their wealth whilst normal people struggle

[Mrskeats]

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/10/tamara-ecclestone-10k-playhouse-super-rich-uk-destitution
Some people have no shame

Yes seaside... but did she really need to spend £10, 000 on it

I haven't read the article, but of course yanbu, OP. More people should be more angry about wealth inequality across the globe.

What do you think has caused the housing crisis!
The super rich moving into London and pushing up prices for a start
New properties being bought up by investors and never getting to the open market
Greedy bankers
Shall I carry on?

Yes seaside... but did she really need to spend £10, 000 on it hmm

custom made is not cheap

have you seen the price of those tree houses they make,well over 10k and plenty of non billionaires have had them in their gardens,are they in the wrong ??

my teen son has trainers that cost £140,i dont see the point but its his money so i but out,much like what i feel about the TE article

Well I think it is 'crass'.

Fair enough to feel it is important for your child to have a £10, 000 playhouse and purchase one.

Whatever.

But to advertise the fact in a magazine article just shows that person to be somewhat ignorant and superficial imo.

Surely even TE must realise that £10, 000 would make a huge difference to a lot of people's lives... those who crowd fund for lifesaving treatment for their child, in paying for a specialist counsellor who works with troubled children in primary schools or providing Christmas lunch at Crisis the homeless charity, etc, etc...

And if she isn't aware in her privileged bubble then she really needs to get her head out of her arse and educate herself.

It is crass. I guess you have to hope that the people who created and installed the house deserved the £10k injection into their businesses rather than be fellow rich people who can take or leave £10k.

It's all relative. Me popping out for lunch and buying a £3 soup will look extravagant to some who is struggling to feed their family tonight. I can't begrudge someone spending their money in whatever way they want to be honest.

"... and the poorest make the rich rich because they give their labour at less than the rich sell the ends of that labour for."

Bernie Ecclestone made his billions from his company's ownership of the TV rights to F1. He wasn't born into money, and he hasn't earnt it through the exploitation of an impoverished workforce or the proceeds of crime.

He's a pillock in many ways- and I'm quite sure he could do a lot more for charity- but his conscience is reasonably clear as far as spending his own money goes.

It is of course fair to say that Tamara hasn't ever earnt a penny of her own money. It's all Daddy's money.

Does anybody really think that this woman not spending £10,000 on a toy would make any difference to anything?

Most extremely rich people tend to give quite a bit to charities - have no idea if these people do - as they can set it off against tax. Might be more relevant to ask what happens to most of the money that people give to charities in this country. The vast majority of it goes on administration and high rent offices.

The world is an unfair place.

Her 10 grand is a tiny drop in the ocean in the general scheme of things.

Maybe TE has been watching 'Amazing Spaces' and thinks every other fucker can show off their 10k -piece of tat- customised shed, why can't I?

Of course there is something very wrong in our society that some can afford to spend 10k on a childs toy house and others can not make ends meet

What is also wrong is that this kind of wealth and celebration of showing off this kind of wealth has become acceptable

How she spends her money is her business until she chooses to go public with it

It's a shame many in her very very privileged position work to make a difference should anyone really be respected for doing nothing more that showing off their wealth they should be ridiculed becuause this is not good for society as a whole

Tamara has demonstrated an astute desire to use her background to benefit others. Her passion for philanthropy has led her to work closely with well–respected charities like Great Ormond Street Hospital, Starlight and the Dog’s Trust, to name just a few, raising a staggering £2 million over the last two years.

Tamara has raised essential funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital over the years with her distinct flair for creating fabulous & memorable events, often with F1™ teams & drivers in attendance, along with a host of celebrity guests.

Tamara knows and recognizes that a happy guest will undoubtedly be a generous one & her creative vision helps to raise a greater number of funds throughout the evening, resulting in nearly £1.5 million being raised towards Great Ormond Street Hospital’s new Heart and Lung centre since 2005.

Combining her love of fashion & eagerness to help others, Great Ormond Street Hospital Ambassador Tamara has also launched “Tamara Gives Back” in 2008 with all funds raised going to a vital new Children’s Kidney Centre at the hospital

some charity work she does

Mrskeats I know what you meant

Yes it is tiring, watched a documentary the other night called the princess of varseille and it was eye opening at the wealth and yes their spending was crass. There is such a gap between rich and average and poor these days. Suppose it has always been like that but in modern society it is more obvious daaaaarrrrlliingz
I'm still waiting on my lottery win

Tamara E spending £10k of her billions on a toy for her child isnt offensive, especially when we dont know what money she choses to give to charity. Not defending her, or the super rich, or the poverty gap that exists, but this particular article is a bad choice. (annoyed with myself for commenting on trashy mag articles and perpetuating the 'celeb' culture when its all tosh)

The woman in the picture has forgot to put her shirt/trousers on.

I don't really care what other people have, and if she didn't spend ten grand on a playhouse then that wouldn't mean anything other than there was an extra ten grand in her account. There will always be someone with more money, a better looking husband, better behaved children and a newer car than me. In fact, not "somebody", "nearly everybody"!

What I am slightly irritated by is people who have everything they could possibly want and still moan and look miserable. I want to shake them. I like rich people who have the grace to look like they are enjoying their fancy parties, expensive holidays and ludicrous extravagance. It makes it so much nicer for me to daydream that I am them!

Their own money, up to them how they spend it. Good for the economy people spending money

Is it right for one family to have that much, when other people are really struggling? I'm not even talking about the long term disabled, or homeless - there is a thread on this site posted by someone who is struggling only because she lives in London and to keep the wheels spinning is exhausting and stressful.

Wouldn't it make more sense for everything to be a bit more equal?

Of course there is something very wrong in our society that some can afford to spend 10k on a childs toy house and others can not make ends meet. What is also wrong is that this kind of wealth and celebration of showing off this kind of wealth has become acceptable

That suggests that there has been a time when this hasn't happened.
Would it be more, or less acceptable if she had spent £10k building some stables and buying her child a pony? Or building a tree house? Or converting the garage into a playroom?

It is absurd to think this somehow marks a turning point in society. Some people have more money than others. Some people chose to spend some of that money on trinkets and baubles for their children.

It's all relative. Me popping out for lunch and buying a £3 soup will look extravagant to some who is struggling to feed their family tonight. I can't begrudge someone spending their money in whatever way they want to be honest.

Exactly

Same as people on this thread who are posting with smart phones/laptops as opposed to those who might be sitting in the library or an internet café.

We're all guilty of being 'crass' when we compare our possessions to those of poorer people.

What a pathetic article. Perhaps the Borrowers will read it and go and squat in Tamara's wendy house. Would that make you happy OP?

The key thing is we don't publish show off articles about it do we?

what i find funny that those that have a go will also do the lotterry/gamble/shares/btl etc on the hope of getting rich and making their lives more comfortable

is it any differrent or are they just going to give it all away

this week i read that a couple who won 32 million on the UK lottery still drive the same old car etc,now that is a waste,why bother doing it

Oh and btw, the argument that the rich spending money is good for the economy? Er, no.

www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=42986.0

In New Zealand they very sensibly describe the trickle down effect as "the rich pissing on the poor".

No, OP, you probably don't publish show off articles about it, because you don't have a profile to raise.

But if you posted a picture on FB, or invited your friends around to have a look, would that be equally crass and insensitive, if any of them were financially less well off than you?

Where do you draw the line on this? Those struggling to pay the bills on their tiny council flat will always be better off than those homeless on the streets of Britain, will always be better off than homeless street children in Brazil or India

One spoilt brat spending her Daddy's money spoiling her own child changes this not a jot, and people interpreting it as some sort of deliberate dig against the poor only highlights the chips on their own shoulders.