The Epstein files reveal a dark truth about games the rich people play with money

As the wife of a banker, Helen Kirwan-Taylor has seen the smoke and mirrors of the lifestyles of the privileged elite. It is no surprise that the likes of Sarah Ferguson and Peter Mandelson turned to figures such as Jeffrey Epstein for loans – the rich often only manage to stay afloat through a series of complex borrowing strategies known as ‘Buy, Borrow, Die’