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Who buys Rolls Royce?
The Island
|January 19, 2026
Last week, headlines celebrated a super-rich individual purchasing a Rolls Royce.
But have we paused to think about the farmer, who labours knee-deep in mud, under the scorching sun, to produce our staple food? How many of them even own a simple bicycle?
This story is from the January 19, 2026 edition of The Island.
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