Great idea 👏🏿👏🏽👏🏻 The amazing #Salford Cllr Hilaria Asumu (in the glasses) pictured here with Carol Ann Whitehead @Zebra_carol @ThePortico who was awarded Lifetime Achievement award at @SalfordUni this week, you met her at #ClassCeiling launch with @nazirafzal and @AndyBurnhamGM

Class bias should be illegal, culture review says bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cql4… #Manchester #classceiling

Our Report into working classes in the creative industries We found genuine anger & despair as talent was lost Class discrimination can be found across all current protected characteristics so amongst our recommendations we call for class to be treated as one too #ClassCeiling

🎨 Up Against the Class Ceiling! 🎭 Greater Manchester's got the right idea with a groundbreaking report aiming to boost working-class representation in the arts! Say goodbye to that rubbish stereotype that culture ain’t for folks from council estates. Let’s get some talent from every corner of our communities! It’s about time we made class a protected characteristic! If it's good enough for race and religion, why not class? After all, creativity shouldn’t be tied to postcode. This could be the start of something beautiful, naked talent rather than bank balance. Let’s see those apprenticeships flood in, too—0.5% just isn’t cutting it! 📖 Full Story: theguardian.com/inequality/2… #ClassCeiling #ArtsForAll #WorkingClassCreatives #GreaterManchester #Inclusion @MarcTheMayor @Guardian P.S. And let’s not just 'talk the talk'—time to walk the walk and make these changes happen, folks! theguardian.com/inequality/2…

🚨 NEW STUDY EXPOSES CLASS BIAS IN THE WORKPLACE 🚧 Workers from lower-income backgrounds face a triple penalty at work, according to groundbreaking research from Queen Mary University of London and the Institute for Employment Studies: 🔻 Less access to top professions 🔻 Lower pay even in the same roles 🔻 Poorer working conditions—worse workloads, fewer promotions, weaker manager relationships Key findings from 3,336 UK professionals (2021-23): ✅ Wealthier peers dominate finance & law (often high-stress jobs) ✅ Less privileged workers cluster in IT & engineering (typically better conditions) ✅ BUT—even in the same field, class background still dictates job quality 💬 Professor Mark Williams (Queen Mary): "This is a triple penalty. Employers must stop pretending class inequality is invisible—it’s measurable, and it’s fixable." 📢 Time to demand change: 🔹 Track socio-economic data (parental job = simplest indicator) 🔹 Audit workplace inequality—pay, promotions, conditions 🔹 Challenge the myth of meritocracy #ClassCeiling #PayGap #WorkplaceInequality

So true! We need to talk about this more. #ClassCeiling

Working-class Swedes face a "class ceiling" in politics. Despite equal ambition and support, they're underrepresented at all levels. Watch Johanna Ricknes presentation > youtu.be/MeDgTRDJ5aI?si=TTqK… #Politics #ClassCeiling #Sweden

Grammar schools are highly selective. That said, Labour's plans for education are enlightened and progressive. Credit to @bphillipsonMP and @PeterHyman21. Bridget will be a great SoS with a brief to transform our system of education. labour.org.uk/wp-content/upl… #ClassCeiling

Really fab news. As an MP @UKLabour did a fair bit of work/research on this #ClassCeiling and v happy to share if useful…

While you are at it, can you commit to removing VAT from FE colleges please @bphillipsonMP That would be tax breaks for the most disadvantaged young people who need every penny of support they can get #LoveOurColleges #ClassCeiling

I’ve really relished this memoir by @wesstreeting - coming from a place I know well . He powerfully acknowledges the support of family , teachers and public services that now are far more strained than when he was young . #classceiling

not sure why but @UKLabour MPs are out on the socials today giving it "Life was tough when growing up, my father a struggling barrister and my mum a hard working teacher. There were times when I missed out on skiing trips..." #classceiling

We don’t need to shatter the class ceiling so individuals can climb out of their communities. We need to shatter the class *system* #classceiling #FutureOfBritain

Persuading younger gen not to go to university but take up apprenticeships because he has corps in his pockets waiting to gobble up those young people. #ClassCeiling? Or selling out country including kids to highest bidder? #SirKidStarver doesn’t care about kids in poverty.

Dad’s pigeon cree, build from scratch from old crap, as was everything else on his allotment, which he’s had for over 60 years #turnerprize #classceiling #dadsupthegardens

#KeirStarmer has called for an overhaul of the #EducationSystem to ensure equal opportunities for young people. #ClassCeiling 'The Class Ceiling' by @SamFriedmanSoc and @Daniel_Laurison addresses the powerful #ClassDivide in Britain’s elite occupations. policy.bristoluniversitypres…

Andy Davey on #KeirStarmer #JustStopOil #LabourParty #ClassCeiling - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.c…

If you really want to "tear down obstacles to opportunity" for young workers, STOP unpaid internships. Young workers deserve to be paid for the work they do, it's that simple!! #classceiling #unpaidinterns

Dave Brown on #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #ClassCeiling - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.c…

Tomorrow's @Independent cartoon... #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #ClassCeiling