statistics

• Work and employment

  • The guardian 2014: Private educated people make up 7% of the population, but 71% of judges, 33% of MPs and 44% of sunday times rich list.
  • Social mobility commission 2019: better off are 80% more likely to end up in professional jobs than those from a working class background
• Crime

  • ONS 2015: adults in low income households were 3.3% more likely to be victims of violence compared to those in higher income households
  • Trust for London: crime and income deprivation 2024: the most income deprived 10% of areas recorded 41% more crimes compared to the least income deprived 10%
• Income and wealth

  • Social mobility commission 2019: even when people from disadvantaged backgrounds land professional jobs, they earn 17% less than their privileged colleagues
  • ONS 2014: poorest 50% of the population hold only 10% of the nations wealth, while the richest 20% have 62% of the wealth
• Education

  • Office for students 2022: Only 24% of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds enter higher education by age 19, compared to over 50% from the most advantaged backgrounds
  • Uk department for educations state of the nation 2021-22: pupils eligible for FSM are 27% less likely to achieve a grade 5+ in english and maths gcse compared to non fsm peers