The above article, published by The Guardian, voices their view on 'the class ceiling.' It makes note of the fact that British politicians have failed to pay much attention to the effect that social background has on persons from the lower, working classes in their attempt to move upwards in endeavours of social mobility.
It recognises the collective desire of many in Britain for a society that is fair and rewarding based on merit, where everyone has a similar chance of health and happiness - regardless of location within the country. It also identifies that while the government and those who have come before time and time again have declared intentions of working towards this ambition, there are no signs of this being achieved.
The Guardian detail a trend among policymakers to think less about poverty, and more about social mobility - allowing for progress to be measured through the opportunities made available as a result of the open system social mobility provides. However, research shows a large discrepancy between hiring of individuals with parents from a working class backgrounds and the pay they receive in work thereafter in comparison to those with higher-class parentage and who's jobs are considered more professional. This identifying a 'class ceiling.'
With success being granted only in part for merit, as put by the Guardian, 'it is clear that something else is in play.' With ignorance of the class system in politics since the early 1990s, indirect discrimination has evidently become a trend in society - and it is perhaps time that the class system and its effects are given serious consideration.
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