The Observer: "The dark side of Britain’s gold rush: how corruption crept into our suburbs" (In Barnet, it was always there)

"The super rich flooded into London after 2008. Illicit wealth has followed"

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"Stand outside a north London private school when the bell rings at the end of the day and it soon becomes apparent how much some parts of the capital have changed in only a few decades.

"Scything through the chill of a January afternoon comes the chatter of excited children. But these children are not speaking English or French or German. They talk in languages that come from far further afield.

“Thirty years ago, your average private school was solidly middle class,” said Robert Barrington, executive director of the UK chapter of Transparency International, an anti-corruption organisation. “Now a high percentage, 50% or more, will be children from overseas, countries like China and Nigeria.”

"A similar picture emerges a few miles south of the leafy streets of Hampstead and Highgate down in Harley Street. The waiting rooms of the UK’s leading fertility clinics, orthodontists and cosmetic enhancement consultancies play host to wealthy families from the Middle East and the former Soviet bloc. From private schools to private healthcare, from Mercedes dealerships to Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital has benefited from a massive influx of foreign money."