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By Graham Hiscott The fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to around £680billion in three years alone, analysis found. In the same time, the poorest 60% – nearly five billion people – became even worse off, according to a report. The chasm was exposed as the super-rich and powerful gather this week for the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The growth in wealth of the top five wealthiest from around £266bn coincided with the Covid pandemic. Oxfam estimates the world’s more than 2,500 billionaires are a combined £2.6trillion richer than in 2020. Go…

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