Just scrolled through something pretty wild about UK Prime Ministers and their wealth trajectories. The contrast is honestly eye-opening when you look at how their net worth shifted before and after office.

What caught my attention first was the extreme outliers. Rishi Sunak sitting at $900M+ both before and after is almost in a different universe compared to most others. But then you've got cases like Tony Blair going from $1M to $70M — that's a 70x increase. Margaret Thatcher pulled off a similar power move, jumping from $10M to $60M. Even John Major's net worth progression from $1M to $6M tells an interesting story about how office can reshape financial positions.

The range is genuinely wild though. You've got someone like Clement Attlee at $500K to $600K, barely moving the needle, while David Cameron went from $50M to $70M. John Major's case is particularly interesting because it sits in that middle ground — not a massive jump like Blair, but definitely a notable climb that reflects the financial opportunities that come with high office.

But here's what's interesting: it's not just about the numbers going up. Some stayed relatively flat, others exploded. Keir Starmer at $8M+ suggests the trend continues. The wealth accumulation patterns seem to correlate with how they leveraged their position post-office — speaking engagements, board positions, consulting work.

Makes you think about the relationship between power and wealth accumulation. John Major's trajectory isn't as dramatic as Blair's, but it's part of a broader pattern. Worth diving into if you're curious about how political careers translate to financial outcomes over time.