Social mobility is being held back because those outside the white middle class can lack "aspiration" the PM suggested, acknowledging criticisms from his preprocessor John Major on the 'shocking' numbers of privately educated in power
Social mobility is being held back in part by a lack of aspiration from people who are not white and middle class, David Cameron suggested.
Endorsing Sir John Major's call for action counter the "truly shocking" dominance of privately educated affluent individuals in powerful positions, he insisted it was not enough just to "make changes and sit back. He said:
"You've got to get out there and find people, win them over, get them to raise aspirations, get them to think they can get all the way to the top."
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