working class

Britain’s ‘white working-class’: A divisive term for progressive policy or a necessary distinction?

By Daniel Evans Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 21, 2017

In response to the Runneymede Trust and CLASS’s report on the white working-class released today, Daniel Evans considers whether this term helps or hinders progressive policies to help those it seeks to define. It would be wrong to privilege the ‘white working-class’ over BME working-class groups, given the levels of ethnic inequality Policy needs to […]

Universities must listen to working class voices in the debate on social mobility

By Martha Hilton Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth Posted: December 6, 2016

Earlier this month, the award-winning social leadership charity RECLAIM launched their new report into social mobility in higher education. ‘Educating All’ is the result of a youth-led research project which enables working class young people to explore the barriers faced at some of the top universities in the country. One of the report’s authors, Martha […]

Social climbing makes the English happy, but not Americans

By Bram Vanhoutte Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: July 24, 2015

In a paper published this week, and covered in the national media, Bram Vanhoutte explores social mobility in England and US. What are the policy implications of these findings? Social mobility, or the difference between the social position of your upbringing and the one you yourself are in, can yield powerful insight into mechanisms that […]

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