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...working classes that has been evolving over the last 75 years. In addition, the stereotyping of class away from a purely economic definition has masked the obvious social divisions which are opening up. Owen Jones, the author of Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, and the Open University's senior lecturer in Gerry Mooney, join Geoff Andrews in discussion below....

...work, paid family leave, debt-free college attendance, and the need to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share of tax. Trump, also invited to open on the economy, accused China and Mexico of stealing American jobs. It wasn’t coherent by any normal standard, but he did sound a clear anti-trade note consistent with a core campaign theme. This seemed to set the stage for...

...succeeded in politicising many of them. 10th February 2018 marking the centenary of women winning the right to vote Glasgow women march for the right to equal pay "Women Suffragettes 20th Century and we are still fighting for equality” By 2018 the intransigence of GCC led to one of the most successful strikes in modern history. In October 2018 GGC’s, predominantly...