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September 25, 2013
Do British consider giving "ostentatious"? London mayor Johnson believes rich should focus on giving more, shoring up inheritances less.
"Boris Johnson launched an extraordinary attack against Britain's super-rich today, saying they ignored philanthropy in favour of buying 'colossal grouse moorland' and 'great schlosses in the Home Counties.' In a speech that will disgruntle Tory grandees - and their grouse-farming, Home Country-dwelling supporters - the Mayor of London said rich Britons were too preoccupied with passing on 'the biggest possible house' to their children to invest in good causes." -- Emily Dugan, the Independent