1. Social Class in Britain
Class Number
AB Higher and Intermediate, Professional 8.934.482
C1 supervisory, clerical, junior managerial,
administrative, professional
12. 065. 333
C2 Skilled manual 6. 149. 928
D Unskilled 6.976. 630
E On state benefit 6.540.000
2. The Class Babackground of British
Cabinets
Party Aristocratic Middle Working
Heath 1970 - 1974
Conserv.
22 78 0
Wilson/Callagan 74 -
79
Labour 1 67 26
Thatcher 1979 - 90
Conserv. 14 86 0
Major 1990 - 97 Conserv. 14 77 9
Blair 97 -2007
Labour 0 68 32
3. The social background of Labour and
Conservative MPs 1916 - 2007
1916-55 1955–84 1985–92 1997–2007
Cons Labour Cons Labour Cons Labour Labour
Aristocratic 31.6 6.1 18.1 1.8 11 28.6 -
Middle C 65.3 38.4 74.0 44.6 81 43 67
Working C
3.0 55.3 2.6 41 7.0 9.5 33
4. Class background of Civil Servants
1960’s – 2007 (%)
1960’s 2007
Middle Class 95 94
Working Class 5 6
5.
6. Britain in the 60’s and Today
Sixties Today
Population 52.807.000 59.432.000
Miles of rail routes 17.481 9,983
Numbers of hours of
television available daily
24 3.000
Number of first degrees awarded
annually
25.000 250.000
Percentage of population smoking 56.5 27
Number of Britons holidaying
abroad each year
3 million 39.9 million
Number of cars registered 24.543.000 24.543.000
7. Britain in the 60’s and Today
Sixties Today
Population 52.807.000 59.432.000
Miles of rail routes 17.481 9,983
Numbers of hours of
television available daily
24 3.000
Number of first degrees awarded
annually
25.000 250.000
Percentage of population smoking 56.5 27
Number of Britons holidaying
abroad each year
3 million 39.9 million
Number of cars registered 24.543.000 24.543.000
