The Middle Classes
Are we seeing the death of the Middle Class in Britain in response to the shifting global economic landscape. Matthew Sweet and guests discuss.
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the impact of the shifting geo political and economic trends on the British class system with specialist guests.
Muriel Zaga is a writer and critic and Author of Finding Monsieur Right.
Lisa Holdsworth is a Leeds based TV script writer who has worked on amongst others Emmerdale, Midsomer Murders, Robin Hood, New Tricks and Waterloo Road. Her latest series Dreamers premiers on Channel 4 this weekend.
Professor Sam Friedman is a sociologist of class and inequality. His latest book with Aaron Reeves is Born To Rule exploring how the British elite has changed over the last 120 years.
Lord Willetts is the President of the Resolution Foundation鈥檚 Advisory Council and of the Intergenerational Commission and Chair of the UK Space Agency. He is a visiting Professor at King鈥檚 College London and Chair of the Foundation for Science and Technology. Earlier this month he was appointed as Chair of the Regulatory Innovation Office.
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
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