"My parents worked hard" is a convenient way for privileged people to frame their lives as an uphill struggle. Most parents work hard but most parents aren't able to provide their kids with vast inheritance, expensive private education and professional connections.
#ITVDebate
#ITVDebate
We hear a lot about hard work and opportunity but in modern Britain it is parentage and privilege which largely determine progress. You are 60% more likely to be in a professional job if you are from a privileged background, rather than from a working-class background.
Here's a chart demonstrating just how difficult it is for working-class people to get into various professional jobs in the UK. From 'The Class Ceiling'- a brilliant book worth checking out. 
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