We're in the most extraordinarily gigantic building boom that we've seen Rachel Schuett, town planner in San Francisco That picture is an apt symbol for the city's widening inequality.
In just five years, he ushered in Sure Start, literacy and numeracy hours, called out the poorest secondary schools, and set about widening university access from what had been a despicably low base.
Taxes were hiked and public spending slashed as Brian Cowen's government sought to plug a widening black hole in Irish public finances.
"One guy took off 174 warlords' heads," he says, eyes widening.
Of course, we could try and conduct more research on the effectiveness of university-led widening participation and support schemes to help universities decide how to support their students.
Two polls released on Tuesday showed her dipping slightly and holding strong amid the controversy against a widening Republican field.
The report found a widening gap between rich and poor at the most selective universities, but no evidence this has worsened since top-up fees were introduced in 2006.
Farage said he was widening attention from about a dozen to an ambitious 22 target seats, aided by the Desmond money to buy extra billboards, poster trucks and mailshots.
Reprising recent warnings about widening income inequality in many rich countries, the OECD notes a relatively poor performance in the UK: Income inequality is high.
HMRC said it was widening its investigation and revealed that 130 of the 1,000 HSBC account holders in Switzerland had yet to be investigated.
Ronald Adelson, from Lancaster, contacted Guardian Money this week after spotting the widening gap between the rates.
