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The British and Class

Four out of five British people, according to polls, still believe that class is an important factor in British society. The issue has come back into the news with Robert Altman's film "Gosford Park", which is set in a Thirties country house, and which deals with the "Upstairs Downstairs" world of servants and masters. Below you can read two articles on this theme:


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