Social mobility talk not matched by reality

What's the evidence for this? Well, "bosses" in all types of employment are doing pretty well, from vice-chancellors to bankers, and multi-academy trust chief executives to politicians. For example, MPs' salaries have increased by 16 per cent since 2010. For frontline public sector workers, the operation of the one per cent pay cap has resulted in substantial real-terms decreases. Worse has happened to benefits. The rich have become richer at the expense of public sector workers and the poorest in our society.

For another example, take Kensington and Chelsea Council, one of the most socially-divided councils in the country. It saved a few thousand pounds by installing cladding to Grenfell Tower that had poor fire resistance, while they were sitting on cash reserves of more than £100m, and giving council tax rebates to residents who paid in full - in so doing excluding those on discounts or benefits.