exactly. the ES can be a snobby paper and aims at the over-forty male middleclass english readership. anyone who knows the paper will know that portraits of conspicuous materialism like this are not meant to be a flattering. is the author motivated by jealousy? probably at least a little. if anything it reflects the growing discomfort england has with increasingly visible arab wealth. backlash like banning veils (67% want to) is how some deal with it.

@scotia. youre paranoid. i just met you here but considering how we got into it and you woudnt let go i am guessing youve made plenty of enemies. either this lady is an old one or a new one. i dont care. just put your ballcap back on and leave me out of your delusions and conspiracy theories mate.

am off on holiday. including london ironically. see you folks after ramadan.