Seven Classes

[poliphilo]

According to a widely publicized piece of research Britain now has seven distinct social classes. I can't see the idea catching on- seven is too many to memorize or keep track of- but it might help explain (as Martin Kettle suggests in the Guardian) why our political system- which is predicated on the existence of only three- is so manifestly unfit for purpose.

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I discovered to my surprise that I'm "traditional working class". At first I thought they'd got it completely wrong but then I reflected on the area I live in and the work I've mostly done and decided they know me better than I know myself.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

I also did the test and got "traditional working class". I was amused, and with my socialist leanings not that surprised. In market research we still use the old tried and tested ABC1C2DE categories, where A is your elite and E is benefit only.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We Brits love nothing better than to talk about class :)