The culture of permissiveness when it comes to abuse perpetrated by the rich and powerful is endemic to the United Kingdom, where Royals, financiers, industry titans and TV celebrities – among other privileged castes – go around causing harm unimpeded. It is now reported that one of the world’s most celebrated financiers, the late Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, has been accused of widespread abuse of women who worked for him. The Guardian reported: “The claims against De Rothschild, two years after his death, come from several women who said they felt unable to raise their concerns while he was still alive, because of his position within the bank and the British establishment. They spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity. Among the allegations are that he seriously sexually assaulted and harassed several women in the mid and late 1990s when they worked for NM Rothschild.”
