Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David WeaverAndy Burnham has a historic opportunity to shift the national mood on racism, the chair of Operation Black Vote has...
Read More‘Polyclass’ of 6 million people consider themselves to belong to more than one social category, researchers sayMore than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle and upper-class people most likely...
Read MoreEducation secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class childrenBridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for...
Read MoreMinister says programme will help ensure Whitehall has ‘broadest range of talent and truly reflects the country’A new civil service internship scheme will be open only to working-class students as part of a drive to make...
Read MoreThe senator and twice Democratic presidential hopeful is on tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trying to build a new progressive movement. He reveals why he thinks Republicans are scared to speak up and what went wrong for...
Read MoreExclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privatelyAnalysis: Who is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts?Interviews: Nine working-class creatives on class in the arts –...
Read MoreUK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gapYoung people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being “locked out” of careers by unpaid or low-paid...
Read MoreCulture secretary says viewers will switch to streaming services if TV channels’ shows do not connect with themBritain’s TV industry will not survive unless it diversifies as viewers will switch to streaming services if shows do...
Read MoreExclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report findsCharities are hiring staff with “privilege rather than potential”, according to the author of a...
Read MoreCarbon emissions of richest 10% is up to 40 times bigger than poorest, and ignoring divide may make ending climate crisis impossible, experts sayThe great carbon divide: charting a climate chasmThe richest 10% of people in many...
Read MoreBut report says Labour lead is much narrower among working-class voters than electorate as a whole and urges focus on fairnessWorking-class people who were a key part of the coalition of voters that delivered the...
Read MoreSocial mobility expert says mindset in many schools requires children to be ‘middle-class clones’ to succeedSchools in England must do more to challenge unconscious bias in the classroom against children from...
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