A socially mobile society is essential for a dynamic UK
…fewer than for those from middle class backgrounds. Why does this matter? Many of the responses to this question have focused on ‘fairness’ and a meritocratic approach to social change and while, of course, I agree with that; it is a bit of motherhood and apple pie, everyone agrees with that, so I want to refocus the debate a bit. For me it is also as much about what sort of society we want to create and how we want to respond to global challenge…