I believe the statistic springs from here
hotterthanapileofcurry.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/londons-rich-poor-gap-widest-divide-since-the-days-of-slavery/
it's saying how rich the rich are, not how poor the poor are. I assume slavery is used as an example of rock bottom.
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it's saying how rich the rich are, not how poor the poor are. I assume slavery is used as an example of rock bottom.