Will Hutton, in the Observer last Sunday was commenting on the debate about using social class in the General Election campaign and in debates about society in general. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/10/will-hutton-class-unfair-society
I find that in media pieces on class in more Social Democratic Liberal papers that highlight the 'injustice' in society, one will always find the paragraph that puts 'the brakes' on the demands that they make for a 'fairer society' (fairER, not fair). After exposing the disparities in power and equality caused by education and privilege, there will be the comments that crucially define the overall perspective. The disclaimer paragraph. Try the one below. Hutton advocates a fairer society within which class still exists and the economy appears to stay fundamentally the same.
"No one is arguing for stopping being middle class or wanting to do the best for one's children. But our children will want to be part of a resilient, dynamic society that in turn generates a dynamic economy with lots of opportunity. They will also want to know that what they did in life they did fairly, and not to have to produce an excuse for their unfair start, with all its psychological and political consequences. We owe it to them to create social structures that deliver that, not structures that manufacture good luck for those who can pay for it and close down opportunity and openness for everyone else. A few do well, but in a poorer society and economy".
I find that in media pieces on class in more Social Democratic Liberal papers that highlight the 'injustice' in society, one will always find the paragraph that puts 'the brakes' on the demands that they make for a 'fairer society' (fairER, not fair). After exposing the disparities in power and equality caused by education and privilege, there will be the comments that crucially define the overall perspective. The disclaimer paragraph. Try the one below. Hutton advocates a fairer society within which class still exists and the economy appears to stay fundamentally the same.
"No one is arguing for stopping being middle class or wanting to do the best for one's children. But our children will want to be part of a resilient, dynamic society that in turn generates a dynamic economy with lots of opportunity. They will also want to know that what they did in life they did fairly, and not to have to produce an excuse for their unfair start, with all its psychological and political consequences. We owe it to them to create social structures that deliver that, not structures that manufacture good luck for those who can pay for it and close down opportunity and openness for everyone else. A few do well, but in a poorer society and economy".
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