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@Andrew
I'm not really defining rich. The whole conversation started with someone (sorry, forget who) making the assertion that there are lots of poor people, so it is more profitable to tax them than the rich. It is a not unreasonable assumption. Look how much money McDonalds have made from "taxing" the poor. There are a lot of them. However, it turns out not to be so true. It appears that people in the top 10% are contributing about half the tax take - which clearly means it is worth taxing them.
But, in answer to your question, and considering what salary puts you where:
Top 10% is £50k p.a.
Top 5% is £68.5k p.a.
Top 1% is £156k p.a.
It is subjective of course, but I would apply rich to myself if I was on £150k plus, because it does get you into the 1%.