Long reads The two faces of the working class In the mid-1950s, two books were published about the working class of Bethnal Green which, though sharing the same subject matter, appeared to describe different planets.… By Mark Hayhurst
Why Labour loves muddied oafs Keir Hardie and Nye Bevan preferred Ruskin and Milton to soccer matches. Middle-class socialists sta By Mark Hayhurst
Prescott and class: a sad confusion Labour ministers used to exaggerate humble origins, not deny them. ByMark Hayhurst By Mark Hayhurst