Schools and social mobility
Back to Topic
Click to Print
Useful Websites
Glossary Term Selection
By Sam Bowman
Yesterday felt like a parody of politics in this country. A much-vaunted Government ‘strategy’ for social mobility was launched which, in policy terms, amounted to essentially nothing. Unfortunately, asking businesses and Government departments to be more socially conscious when hiring interns will do little to improve the chances of people born to poor families. But Labour’s reaction – attacking Nick Clegg for ‘hypocrisy’ in talking about the need for more social mobility, since he was born into a rich family – was absurd. As Nick Thornsby asked, if Clegg had announced that he was going to ignore social mobility would Harriet Harman say, ‘Quite right too, given his background’?
The focus on internships is beside the point. People who have managed to graduate from a decent university with the skills that would make them potential hires for good jobs are not the ones we should be concerned about. Many,
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites
