Whenever anyone mentions class in British politics I immediately recoil. It comes from times in Labour politics where, being the son of 2 teachers and with a degree from Oxford, people view me with suspicion. Judge me for what I say and do, not what my background is, damn it, […]
“Harriet Harman puts class at heart of election battle” screamed the headline of The Guardian’s online version this morning. The sub header was a more measured “Labour deputy leader to make inequality a key dividing line with the Conservatives“. One of the quotes from Harman’s speech about the issue is: […]