Let them eat cake

I saw a piece on Facebook about the Salvation Army here in the US sending a family and a pregnant mother in to the woods to a tent city because there was no room in shelters for the homeless. And then there's this.  As British workers and the middle class struggle through an as yet unfinished financial crisis, the Romans of the modern era, like their counterparts in New York Mumbai and throughout the world enjoy lavish lifestyles with the their stolen wealth.  We got a glimpse of what is to come a few months ago when protesters, young and not so young, happened upon the royal twit Prince Charles and Camilla as they were off to the theater.  They surrounded the car and gave them quite a shock.  I never saw anything like it growing up there. It was a pleasure to behold, as good as the Grand Canyon itself.
Here's a clip from Atlantic Wire.

Courtesy One Hyde Park

Here's What a $221 Million Apartment Looks Like

By Alex Eichler 10:52 AM ET

The most expensive apartment in the United Kingdom sold for £135.4 million, or about $221 million, according to documents at the national Land Registry. The deal was made in 2007, but the paperwork was only filed last week. We don't know who actually bought the place, but whoever it is, they're "using lawyers in Ukraine," according to The Guardian. Here's a quick overview of what we know about the place:

• It was bought "as an empty shell," in The Guardian's words, with no amenities and nothing on the walls. The buyer has reportedly spent another £60 million, or about $97.6 million, on interior work.
• It's in the world's most expensive residential development, the One Hyde Park complex in London. This place is the project of Christan and Nick Candy, two brothers who enjoy a certain celebrity in the English real estate world. It includes a movie theater, bulletproof glass, and--as reported by The Daily Telegraph--"a private underground tunnel to the Mandarin Oriental [hotel] next door which gives open access to the five-star facilities and allows a 60-strong army of hotel staff to serve residents in their apartments 24 hours a day."