Gorky revival probes idle elite Maxim Gorky’s Summerfolk, staged at the National’s Olivier Theatre with a cast of 23, takes us back to the summer of 1905 in Russia.

Gorky revival probes idle elite

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A touch of class: an authentic glimpse of Britain – in pictures High-fashion tracksuits, lonely washing lines and northern soul dancing … a new exhibition shows how working-class photographers view modern Britain

A touch of class: an authentic glimpse of Britain - In Pictures

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Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap

Access to financial support from parents should not be a factor in whether or not a person can pursue a job role via an internship. A healthy workforce can't afford to shut out young people from working-class backgrounds. #SocialMobility #GraduateCareers #ClassIssues

Muslims aren’t single-issue voters. Gaza was a lightning rod for their disaffection | Kenan Malik A drift from Labour has been as much about domestic issues as sectarian politics Should we celebrate or fear the “Muslim vote”? The success of independent candidates running on pro-Palestinian tickets, four of whom were elected, overturning huge Labour…

#Generalelection2024 #Race #Society #Classissues Muslims aren’t single-issue voters. Gaza was a lightning rod for their disaffection | Kenan Malik: A drift from Labour has been as much about domestic issues as sectarian politics

Should we celebrate or fear the “Muslim vote”? The success of…

Could the UK soon have the most working-class cabinet of all time? More than three-quarters of the shadow cabinet attended state schools – in stark contrast to Sunak’s government One of the defining images of the Conservative era came before the election that brought it into being. The infamous photo of David Cameron…

#Labour #Society #Inequality #Classissues Could the UK soon have the most working-class cabinet of all time?: More than three-quarters of the shadow cabinet attended state schools – in stark contrast to Sunak’s government

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Prepare for the toppling of private school politics – and a cultural change within Westminster | John Harris Extreme class privilege informed the Tories’ worst decisions. This Labour cabinet would represent something very different However airless and dull this election campaign has been, one thing remains incontestable: that, unless something very strange…

#Generalelection2024 #Classissues #RishiSunak #KeirStarmer Prepare for the toppling of private school politics – and a cultural change within Westminster | John Harris: Extreme class privilege informed the Tories’ worst decisions. This Labour cabinet would represent something very different…