Working class kids should act posher if they want to get on in life, government advisor says

‘Working class children should act middle class if they want to succeed in higher education and land the best jobs, a government advisor has said.

Peter Brant, head of mobility at the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, claimed less well off pupils needed to change appearance and mannerisms.

He also said in a blog on the Commission’s website that they needed “shared cultural values” such as choice of clothes, restaurants and having varied hobbies.’

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