do you think the class system in the UK is disappearing?

Question

i think good old working class values being eroded is the biggest tragedy of the 20th century, its whats wrong with Britain today, the unravelling of the moral fabric of society

working class values?
saving instead of buying on credit, being more caring towards our elderly, looking after our kids, knowing where they are? cooking instead of readymeals, get the idea?

Answer 1

There seem to be 2 themes in your question:
1 Whether the class system is disappearing
2 Whether gool-old-fashioned-habits of the lower class are changing.

1 Whether the class system is disappearing.
Short answer No.

And people know it; look how the BB controversy between Shetty and Goody and company was branded as a class difference, not racism. Putting people in classes is so much more acceptable than racism.

But people don;t know the full extent, or don't realise how it will pan out in the future. We have a new aristocracy, not determined by blue blood, but by green blood for the dollars.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6279679.stm
The people who live off profit are doing better and those who live off wages worse. And that includes so called white-collar workers, middle management who has no stock options.


2 Whether good old-fashioned-habits are changing

Short answer, Yes.

The industrial Revolution brought people to cities and started the disintegration of the extended family. Now, with jobs moving ever faster, many working adults don't even stay near their parents. So the family links are eroded.

Secondly, with the changes in the world of work, where there are no 'lifetime jobs', where you could lose your job at the drop of a hat, company loyalty and the stability that existed in the past have disappeared; this makes people more 'aggressive' in a way, think more in terms of a series of short terms rather than one long term. So you tend to do what you need to take what you can and move on when you have a chance.

I'm not saying whether these changes are good or bad, but they are the result of how we adapt to the changes in society and the work place in particular.

Answer 2

To the first part of your question, yes I think the class system in the UK is disappearing, and rapidly, and that's good news!
As for your suggestion about 'working class values' I'm not at all sure what you mean?
I am, and always have been classed as 'working class' , which means I have to work to generate an income, Daddy left me nothing, he had nothing to leave! So I cant live on my inheritance, I have none.
I live by the same principles that I have always lived by, and I'm sure the so called middle and upper classes live by their principles, whatever they are.
Just as an example i can remember when I was a trade union shop steward a union man if you like!Maggie came to power in the UK , it was a great time to buy your own house a few quid down and pay it off for the rest of your life. Fantastic, you were no longer part of the working class commoners! You were now at least middle class, even if you were working next to me doing the same job?
Before I get carried off by the men in white jackets (again) I will close and just say in answer to your question . Yes the class system in the UK is disappearing . Rightly so.

Answer 3

Short answer, no! It's now just evolved from what it once was. Manual labouring, in terms of joinery, mechanics, plumbing etc are all well paying jobs. We now have dole dossers, shop assistants, managers, senior managers and owners. We're living the borgeoise dream!

Answer 4

I think it's only the working class that think the class system is disappearing. I suggest if you were to ask the upper class if we were equal they would say no.

Answer 5

Class systems never disappear...they reinvent themselves constantly.

What on earth are working class values???

There is little moral worth in being alienated from intrinsic reward is there?

Class is all to do with attitude and how people approach their own futures.

EDIT:

LOL you have just described the exact opposite of attitudes associated with the working class in British society!

I assume you got this rosy picture from old films?

And you really shouldn't patronise people...I suspect I've been 'getting the idea' a lot longer than you.

Answer 6

Are you kidding as long as we live in a monarchist state the class system will be their

Answer 7

Sounds like an exam question, never was any good at exams, goodnight.