social mobility
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Increasingly, this debate has spread to the U.K., where traditionally class, not race, has proved the main barrier to social mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Europe is associated, in young people's minds, with success and upward social mobility," she said, adding that social media played a key "amplifying role".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Prior to his downfall as Labour leader, Sir Keir had suggested he could bring Rayner back into his cabinet, adding she had the "best social mobility story this country has ever seen".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The think tank found the initiatives - including loans for first-time buyers - had a "limited" impact on social mobility and housing affordability.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Hampton’s student body ranged from youngsters taking their family’s first step onto the ladder of social mobility to the scions of the Talented Tenth.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
