The Decline Of Social Mobility - Labour's Betrayal Of The Working Class

A report published today shows that career chances for working class people "are no better now than they were thirty years ago." This comes shortly after another report that shows that social mobility has actually declined since 1958. This is a disgrace.

It is a damning indictment on the failure of this Government to do
anything to benefit those who put so much faith in it. It is shameful that after eleven years of Labour Government, parental income and social status is now more of a factor in a child's life chances. Privately educated people are more dominant in the professions than they were when Labour came to power. This is not acceptable in modern Britain.

This Government has paid lip service to improving social mobility, whilst actually making the situation worse. This is a shocking betrayal of the people who placed so much hope in the Labour Party.

If elected, it will be my absolute priority to turn this situation around. We need action on the matter and that means, amongst other things, reforming the school system so the standard of education in the state sector is better than is the case in the private sector. We need full scale reform aimed at improving the life chances of people from working class areas. We must smash the glass ceiling in British life. This must be an absolute priority.