In the fight for a balanced economy and healthier democracy, the increasing power of the ultra-rich is a calamity we cannot afford, says the writer Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

The ultra-wealthy want to limit their interactions as they glide through life. But the rest of us want the ‘touch points’ they would rather avoid: ticket sellers, bank branches, customer service assistants you can actually talk to, writes Emma Beddington