Quote from: PeterGrant on November 06, 2020, 11:06:47 pm

How do we define working class in the UK in 2020?

A good start would be people who go to work . It’s a cultural thing as well . People who are supposed to represent us have allowed millions of unskilled workers to be used by capitalism to crush the indigenous population and the immigrants who arrived prior to Blair's open door policies . When I say crush I’m talking about wages and rights. We can console ourselves though watching our flat screen TVs which were cheap as they were imported 

Lots of people who go to work are now considered middle class.

I don’t consider any worker to be “unskilled”.

Wages and rights are better than at any time in history. Some rights were rolled back under Theresa May but still. The main problem is the cost of living and inadequate provisions such as state pensions.

As for flat screen TVs, is this really still the metaphor for people living beyond their means? What other kind of TVs are available? Or should less affluent people just not have TVs?

Flat screen TVs are not even expensive anymore. It’s about £300 for a 50”. I bought my Samsung in 2008 and it’s still fantastic 12 years later.

The idea that the least well off shouldn’t have the basics of modern living is all about keeping people down, when we should be encouraging people up.