Coronavirus class divide: the jobs most at risk of contracting and dying from Covid-19

As Brits begin heading back to work, some are facing far greater health risks than others

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As Brits begin heading back to work, some are facing far greater health risks than others
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Mark Williams, reader in the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, on the class divides laid bare by the coronavirus crisis.

We often hear that Britain is a “class-based society”. Ask people what class is and you’ll get a wide range of answers – from accent to cultural tastes – leaving you perplexed as to how it might ever be a useful construct to understand much about the realities of British life. But really it’s all about what job you do.

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