Last week’s elections underlined two points. Firstly, contrary to what the Westminster intelligentsia think, voters do understand what “levelling up” means. They understand it’s about tangible improvements in your chances to get on in life. But secondly, behind those switched votes and the collapsed red wall is a wider national frustration at the lack of progress on social mobility despite decades of promises. Yet for too many people, their chances, or their children’s chances to get on in life

Source: The Times May 13, 2021 22:52 UTC