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Britain's social mobility 'worst in the developed world' — TUC
BRITISH children have the hardest struggle to escape poverty through work in the developed world, TUC researchers said yesterday.
The country’s dismal record on social mobility means that many people’s lives are determined by their parents’ income rather than their own efforts.
Along with Italy, Britain has the joint-highest level of earnings persistence — the extent to which people’s incomes are associated with those of their parents.
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