QUIZ: Which social class are you, according to the British public?
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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