In a week of destruction and anger erupting in the riots across the UK, it has struck me just how huge the divide is between the haves and have-nots.

The have-nots have taken matters into their own hands and have chosen looting and rioting as a means of grabbing what they think they’re entitled to. They’re the needy ones.

And then I think about the greedy ones. Why are people with money so aggressive with their wealth? You only have to watch Dragons’ Den to notice that a streak of avarice tends to run through the demeanour of the haves.

Behind that avarice lies fear that they don’t have enough, or they’re going to lose what they do have. And with the markets in turmoil and freefall, with share prices plummeting, this fear is becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. So is it any wonder that this fear and anger manifests as violence?

The dragons want it all and they want it now. Unlike Conduit, where we spend the time with a company working on strengthening the weak points, plugging the gaps, and taking a modest stake in the business so we can share in its success.

We leave the needy, greedy ones to fight it out among themselves.