“The BBC concluded that in today’s complicated world, there are now seven different social classes. These range from the “elite” at the top, distinguished by money, connections and rarefied cultural interests, to the “precariat” at the bottom, characterized by lack of money, lack of connections and unrarefied cultural interests.”

Most prominent in wealthy, developed nations, divides are blurring and new and emergent groups have sprouted out. Enter the ‘technical middle class’, or the ‘new affluent workers’- codified by their cultural and social capital, this phenomenon is here to stay and pervade in global cities all around, not just Britain we think. An interesting point to leave you pondering on this midweek…

Read the article here.