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Episode 2

Amol Rajan looks at solutions to Britain’s class inequality problem. How can employers and policy makers ensure a level playing field for working-class applicants to elite jobs?

Amol Rajan investigates how Britain’s elite could create a fairer system for young people from working-class backgrounds trying to secure jobs in Britain’s most prestigious professions.

He follows Seth, who wants to get into the media but thinks they don’t want white working-class candidates like him, and Adnan, who’s struggling to land a graduate job in the City of London. What are employers and the government doing to create a level playing field for Britain’s working-class young people?

Amol meets leaders of top financial and media firms. Are they really trying to take action on class equality, or are they 'classwashing' – pretending to welcome working class candidates as a PR exercise? He meets the minister for equalities and someone from the top team of former prime minister Boris Johnson, asking whether a government dominated by the privately educated understands the concerns of working-class people.

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Music Played

  • Skepta and Wizkid

    Energy (Stay Far Away) (Explicit)

  • The Clash

    London Calling

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Amol Rajan
Series Producer Clare Hix
Executive Producer Mike Radford

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