The rule of law has been captured by class interests
The evidence of class interests in shaping and reinforcing laws isn’t hard to find.
The evidence of class interests in shaping and reinforcing laws isn’t hard to find.
Key developments from conference this year
Class remains a pertinent force in British politics, determining the life chances of millions and it casts a far longer shadow than many of us like to believe or admit.
“There may have been times in the recent past where Labour was afraid to speak the language of class at all – but not my Labour Party.”
“She’s a Tory MP! She does not have an issue with posh boys.”
‘The language of ‘class war’ is not helpful, in fact it seeks to portray those who are undertaking strike action, whether it be nurses, rail workers or border officers as ‘enemies of the state’
“If we woke up tomorrow and the billionaires were gone, there’d be no change to the running order of our lives.”
According to the Social Mobility Commission, even when those from working-class backgrounds have the same education attainment, role and experience as their more privileged colleagues, those from poorer backgrounds are still paid an average of £2,242 (7%) less.
Through wage freezes and cuts, the government is waging class war on workers
“It was also steeped in classism as well and about where I come from and how I grew up”