DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Councils are strong advocates of the 'work your way up' approach

To tackle widening inequalities, campaigners want social class to become a protected characteristic. Tracy Bingham notes local government 'has a supportive and empowering culture that both cultivates talent and offers social mobility opportunity.'

Campaigners are calling for social class to become a protected characteristic.

The argument goes that to tackle widening inequalities and ‘level up, the same legal protections should also be given to socio-economic status.

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