Forget the Rolex and the Range Rover — Britain has its own weirdly specific markers of success. Rank these from mildly smug to full-blown insufferable.
Put the items in your preferred order.
A Aga in the kitchen
Nothing says 'I own a farmhouse in the Cotswolds' quite like a cast-iron oven that costs more than a small car and heats the room whether you like it or not.
Kids at a fee-paying school
Casually mentioned at dinner parties, never boasted about directly. The uniform does the talking at the school gate.
A second home in Cornwall
Bonus points if the locals hate you for it. Extra bonus if you call it 'the cottage' despite it having six bedrooms and a heated pool.
A Waitrose 'Essentials' shop
Wheeling that green trolley through the car park while your neighbour spots you from Lidl. The receipt is longer than a CVS one.
A Peloton in the spare room
A £2,000 clothes horse that occasionally reminds you it exists via a monthly subscription charge you keep forgetting to cancel.
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Should the UK ban private school tax breaks and use the money to fund state schools?
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