How to Crack the Class Ceiling

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Amol Rajan goes in search of solutions to Britain's class barriers.

Britain’s got a class problem: working class kids can't get into Britain’s top jobs. Amol Rajan meets those hoping to hack the system. Do they change themselves, or change the job?

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Amol Rajan investigates how Britain’s employers and government could address classism.

Amol Rajan looks at solutions to Britain’s class inequality problem. How can employers and policy makers ensure a level playing field for working-class applicants to elite jobs?

Amol Rajan investigates how Britain’s elite could create a fairer system for young people from working-class backgrounds trying to secure jobs in Britain’s most prestigious professions.

He follows Seth, who wants to get into the media but thinks they don’t want white working-class candidates like him, and Adnan, who’s struggling to land a graduate job in the City of London. What are employers and the government doing to create a level playing field for Britain’s working-class young people?

Amol meets leaders of top financial and media firms. Are they really trying to take action on class equality, or are they 'classwashing' – pretending to welcome working class candidates as a PR exercise? He meets the minister for equalities and someone from the top team of former prime minister Boris Johnson, asking whether a government dominated by the privately educated understands the concerns of working-class people.

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