social mobility

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Classical

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

Recent reviews into culture give cause for cautious optimism. Now it’s up to the government to make the changes needed

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility
Housing

How the house price boom at the turn of the century slashed social mobility

House prices surged between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. A new study from the Institute of Fiscal Studies breaks down how it drove inequality among the next generation

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs
Education

Privately educated elite five times more likely to take Britain’s most powerful and influential jobs

A landmark report from the Sutton Trust reveals how privately educated individuals are more likely to get top jobs in business, politics, media and law

The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
Film

The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Social mobility

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues

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Social mobility Tsar Katharine Birbalsingh blames lack of progress on government chaos
Social mobility

Social mobility Tsar Katharine Birbalsingh blames lack of progress on government chaos

The Big Issue puts ex-offenders front and centre of Social Mobility Pledge
Activism

The Big Issue puts ex-offenders front and centre of Social Mobility Pledge

Young people in North East England highlight a social mobility class chasm
Activism

Young people in North East England highlight a social mobility class chasm

Social Mobility Pledge will tackle “the biggest of our big issues”
Activism

Social Mobility Pledge will tackle “the biggest of our big issues”

Darren McGarvey: Social mobility? It’s the giraffe in the room
Opinion

Darren McGarvey: Social mobility? It’s the giraffe in the room

John Bird: Poor or in poverty? The difference is opportunity
Opinion

John Bird: Poor or in poverty? The difference is opportunity

John Bird on Erwin James: Redemption, as it should be done
Opinion

John Bird on Erwin James: Redemption, as it should be done

Paul McNamee: Crossing the line
Opinion

Paul McNamee: Crossing the line