Into the dark wood
My father died long ago. I now understand that he was part of the lost world of the stoical conservative…
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The tragedy of progress in the developing world
Kenya and Bangladesh are doomed to walk the crooked road of history.
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Rishi Sunak and Sky TV have unleashed a class war
The debate over the Prime Minister’s background is a reflection of bourgeois neuroses.
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Why Britain loathes the middle classes
Saltburn isn’t the first British film to scorn the petite bourgeoisie.
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Deano is Britain’s most misunderstood man
The left refuses to grapple with the realities of petty bourgeois life.
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America is nothing more than a self-help society
On both the left and the right, political radicalism has given way to cultish self-improvement.
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QUIZ: Which social class are you?
Take the New Statesman quiz to find out whether you’re working class, middle class or upper class in the eyes…
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Sixty per cent of Brits earning £80,000-£100,000 say they’re “about average”
Highly paid people tend to see themselves as “normal” on the income scale – and “worse off” than their social…
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Being middle class now means downsizing your dreams
Only the wealthy have house deposits or grandparents who can give childcare.
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Posh but poor? The return of the squeezed middle
From new food-bank users to cash-strapped professionals, middle earners are being hit hard by the rising cost of living.
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Politics is not a joke. But middle-class Brits treat it like one
Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You gave rise to a chummy, point-scoring attitude that harms us…
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Should class snobbery be banned?
Psychologists are urging UK government ministers to outlaw classist discrimination, the New Statesman reveals.
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It’s your salary that determines your class, says the British public
Most people now believe money says more about social class than background, according to exclusive research.
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Champions League fiasco shows class hatred still infects football
The rush by rival supporters and authorities to blame Liverpool fans rehashed tired classist tropes.
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QUIZ! Which class are these celebrities, according to the British public?
Find out whether you view the social class of 25 famous figures in the same way as other voters.
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Is Marcus Rashford working class? The answer depends on your age
Exclusive New Statesman polling on 25 celebrities reveals younger generations in Britain are more likely to see rich people as…
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A quarter of Britons paid £100,000 or more identify as “working class”
Exclusive polling reveals the British public hugely overestimates how working class it is.
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Britain is falling harder for the myth of Molly-Mae meritocracy
Exclusive polling reveals the public’s firm belief in social mobility – even if people have never experienced it themselves.
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