"The irony for Rishi Sunak is that he now “passes” to most voters as someone definitely posh – even though the truth is more shaded. What a deadening, suppressive, exhausting thing the British class system can be, even when you end up richer than the king."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/14/rishi-sunak-class-system-ripley-saltburn

#Sunak #ClassSystem

It’s the Sunak syndrome: you’re richer than the king but only ‘pass’ at being posh. That’s the class system for you

Like the characters in Ripley and Saltburn, the perfectly well-to-do PM longs to be even better-to-do, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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class consciousness is the foundation of any radical politics -  

I heard that somewhere on #NovaraMedia probably from Aaron here, anyway, great interview if you want to try and understand who are the petite bourgeoisie, and more interestingly how if you, like probably most of the the 25-40ya graduates on this platform could be called the downwardly mobile petite bourgeoisie but of course your political outlook is different from the small business owner but why they share the same class.
#ClassSystem #TLDR
https://inv.zzls.xyz/watch?v=hRp5xBKL54M
https://novaramedia.com/2023/07/30/social-mobility-is-a-lie-aaron-bastani-meets-dan-evans/

We Don't Understand The Working Class | Aaron Bastani Meets Dan Evans | Downstream

With more and more strikes taking place and ever rising inequality you'd think the left is brilliantly placed to talk about class with authority. But what if the Labour left and Corbynism as a movement had made a disastrous error when trying to understand the state of our nation? And what if we're still missing a fundamental bit of understanding? To discuss where the left has gone wrong, Aaron is joined by Dan Evans author of 'A Nation of Shopkeepers: The Unstoppable Rise of The Petty Bourgeoisie'. You can buy Dan's book here: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/a-nation-of-shopkeepers/ ____________________________________________________ Support Novara Media for as little as £1 a month: https://novaramedia.com/support Buy Novara Media merch here: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

Novara Media | Invidious
Comrades , this series is actually fascinating, published as a puff piece for the bourgeois magazine #Tatler magazine, it gives an insight to the British upper class. What I found interesting is the relationship between the institutionalised detachment of private schools and the parents. You see how loyal they are to their class, even more than their own family, to which they have, frankly speaking, a parasocial relationship. like they joke in this series how they can only express emotions to their pets because they can't to their family or friends. I'm not suggesting you should feel sorry for them, but it does offer an insight into how an unconscious class consciousness is formed in the bourgeoisie.
https://inv.zzls.xyz/watch?v=CNpQCiWqeCM
#class #Bourgeoisie #ClassSystem
An Inside Look At Upper Class Social Events | Inside Tatler E2 | Our Stories

Go behind the scenes at upper class social events and see what life is like for the super posh in the UK today. Subscribe to Our Stories: https://bit.ly/3lzSXhv Tatler has a small but loyal readership and the magazine is keen to appeal to younger readers. We meet the new generation of Britain's upper class - the most privileged young people in the world who are likely to go on to be the ruling elite. We see the well-bred crowd come together at Tatler's iconic Bystander Teen Ball - a key event for any aspiring young toff. Tatler has the richest readership in the country and their readers look to the magazine to help them spend their money. We follow the Tatler team as they put together their most important and popular supplement - the Tatler Schools Guide. The right public school remains the most important entry point into the world of privilege and Tatler compiles an annual guide to help their readers choose the best. We also follow the creation of their newest supplement, the Jewellery and Watch Guide, see a special 1980s Sloane edition put together, and find out about the dying institution of the British nanny. This film was first broadcast: 01 Dec 2014 Watch More Documentaries Our Life - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Welcome to Our Stories, the new home on YouTube for inspiring human stories that give us an insight into real people and real lives. Our exciting range of fly-on-the-wall style documentaries and special access reality programmes will give you an inside look into the everyday lives of people; exploring what life is like for those working in education, healthcare, policing and many others! Content distributed by ITV Studios.

Our Stories | Invidious
@fxgibbons There is always profit to be made from inequality. See also: line-skipping fees at theme parks, early-boarding fees for airlines, and high-toll express bypass lanes on public roads. #linecutting #inequality #classsystem

Who is he?🧐

'Though she was herself a student, wifedom and life with a baby looked to me like a brutal curtailment of studenthood, locked in at home.

There was her baby, Alexander, a few months old, lying naked on a bath mat, kicking his feet in the air, round, pink and fat, with a remarkable shock of electrically bright blond hair.

As I gazed at him, I didn’t find that baby at all appealing, too pink and too noisy.' ⁉️
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/20/polly-toynbee-what-my-privileged-start-in-life-taught-me-about-the-british-class-system
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#education #oxford #classsystem 🎓

Polly Toynbee: what my privileged start in life taught me about the British class system

It wasn’t just luck that steered the Guardian columnist to Oxford and into a media career ... She reflects on the subtle mechanics of class (and an early encounter with a naked future PM)

The Guardian