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.

Comments

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

I thought we are genuinely (or not) defined by our current circumstances irrespective of our origins. At one time I was a high earner that would have comfortably put me in the middle class (or in market research terms top end of the B's).