Aspiration, Aspiration, Aspiration: The Way We View Social Mobility Is Flawed

In July 2016 Theresa May set forth her agenda for ensuring Britain was ‘the world’s greatest meritocracy – a country where everyone has a fair chance to go as far as their talent and hard work will allow’. It was rhetoric that reflected the post-Brexit idealism of the 51% - a Britain that knew no limits to success and thrived on the world stage. There is nothing new about this ideology, it’s one that places complete onus on the individual to ‘succeed’. T