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Welcome to the IEA Podcast. The Institute of Economic Affairs is the UK’s original free market think tank, founded in 1955. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. Given the current economic challenges facing Britain and the wider global environment, it is more vital than ever that we promote the intellectual case for a free economy, low taxes, freedom in education, health and welfare and lower levels of regulation. We hope you enjoy listening!
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Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
The Forgotten Demographic: Are we leaving white working class boys behind?
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Ben Bradley MP and Christopher Snowdon join Professor Syed Kamall for a fascinating discussion on the seemingly “forgotten demographic”: white working class boys. In a recent Spectator cover article, Christopher describes how only 13% of white boys from poor backgrounds go on to higher education, less than any black or Asian group.
He references the time when Ben Bradley, the Conservative MP for Mansfield, tried to ask an ‘Equalities’ question about working-class white boys in parliament earlier this year, and was turned down by the Table Office because they do not have any ‘protected characteristics’.
You can read "The Lost Boys: the white working class is being left behind" here - https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-lost-boys-the-white-working-class-is-being-left-behind
Professor Syed Kamall is Academic and Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Christopher Snowdon is our Head of Lifestyle Economics. Ben Bradley is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Mansfield.
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