Beech grew up in the very worst of circumstances, one of only two in my study from a single-mother household. Yet he extricated himself from that environment, gained some useful educational qualifications and set out on a high road to success. He married a "nice" girl from another estate and was one of the first in the study to become an owner-occupier.
Though he struggled initially in the labour market, largely because of his determination to secure a white-collar job, he eventually got a foot on a suitable ladder and then, through a combination of good luck and hard work, was rapidly promoted to a senior management position. He moved around the country for occupational reasons and ended up near Liverpool. After more than 20 years he took a voluntary severance package and bought into a small enterprise as a partner.
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