Britain is a less equal society than at any time since World War One. In Who Gets the Best Jobs, Richard Bilton investigates access to the professions – and finds that the best jobs are being snapped up by an increasingly small gene pool of privileged, well-connected families.
Getting a good degree matters more than ever – and those from low income families can no longer easily work their way up from the bottom without the qualifications, s and social skills that their more fortunate counterparts make full use of.
interesting that the high-tech industry, as usual, isn’t covered. I started my career in the UK in the late 80s and got into high-tech – an incredibly meritocratic industry. But once again the BBC doesn’t acknowledge it. I now live in Silicon Valley, with lots of other Brits and worked with Brits in the UK. It’s like the BBC thinks it’s law/doctors/ants or nothing.