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Elites in Britain: Call for ideas
…was in 2019. Alongside the Social Mobility Commission, we analysed the backgrounds of 5,000 individuals in high-ranking positions across British society. We looked at nine key areas: politics, business, the…
Mental and physical health
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Social mobility and opportunity
…public backs investment to improve social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/british-public-backs-investment-to-improve-social-mobility/ Ahead of the General Election, do the British public think opportunities in society are open to all? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/ahead-of-the-general-election-do-the-british-public-think-opportunities-in-society-are-open-to-all/ 63% The proportion of…
‘Bridging the Gap’ – what can we learn about social mobility from engineering?
…from lower SEB, compared with 17% of accountants and 15% of management consultants. However, these percentages all indicate low diversity compared with the wider workforce, where in this dataset 29%…
A comprehensive victory?
…we improve representation in the Commons? With the privately educated so over-represented in politics, what can be done to level the playing field? Improving political education in comprehensive schools is…