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Originally Posted by angus58

These days more and more working class kids get the chance of a private education. Both my sons went to private schools from age 11 - the eldest one in 1996 when he got a then Assisted Place and the youngest three years later on a full scholarship. If they had not gone to private schools, they both had grammar school places as back up.

Yep. Let's be honest - the vast majority of 'working class' today, have a far better lifestyle than what was regarded as the 'working class' of generations ago and that in turn has brought about higher aspirations with the financial means to obtain what previously was simply unaffordable.

How many people still live in council homes, as tenants but have several members of family living there, some attending private schools, some with very good jobs, several cars parked outside, wearing designer clothing, long haul holidays (or any foreign holidays) etc.