Coal
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Exactly. Social mobility is worse now that it was in the 1970's.That's the way it always was. It changed in the 50's to say the early 80's precisely because of the Attlee government's reforms which gave everyone a route to the top table via the 11 plus and the grammar schools. It wasn't perfect but it was better than nothing.
The terrible legacy of the last decade is the raft of debt laden students with almost worthless degrees. By the time most of them realise they're screwed they'll have neither the money or the time to re-qualify. While those with money and contacts are still where they mostly are now.
There is also a minority with poor quality degrees who are now sure they know everything, these are (I theorise) those who believe that one protects free speech by not allowing people to have free speech and that democracy is "what they think" whether anyone else wants it or not.