I'm not sure what "social class" means
Summary
James O'Brien explores the concept of social mobility, arguing that the term "working class" is increasingly meaningless and counterproductive for policy. He criticizes the government's new "class unit" for relying on a vague label rather than addressing concrete issues like poverty, lack of savings, and educational deprivation. Through listener calls, the discussion highlights that identifying children in need requires specific metrics like free school meals or care status, not broad class categories. The episode also debunks claims of welfare spending explosions by analyzing historical GD…
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