Time you put your own house in order, Bill

Why Bill Gates is in danger of being seen as a hypocrite.

Nowadays Bill Gates is more famous for his philanthropy than his business skills, so "it was something of a shock", says Ian Birrell in The Guardian, to see that he's still the richest man on the planet. Thanks to a big rise in the Microsoft share price, he boosted his fortune by another £9.6bn last year to an astonishing £48bn.

This presents a problem, says Birrell. Gates has become "something of a secular saint as he jets around the world discussing social justice and disease eradication".

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