It is undeniable that there is still a class system in the UK. There seems be some odd ideas about it on MN. This is inspired by the recent thread about Christmas decorations.
1.) Possessing a certain item or not is a huge class indicator (rubbish)
2.) That obtaining (or not) certain standards of education defines, or indeed changes your class (again rubbish)
3.) That class is defined by income alone, the "I earn x so I'm middle class!" type views
Does anyone really think that money defines class? Would you say a aristocratic widow who has lost all her money/house is now working class? Or that Wayne and Coleen Rooney are upper middle class due to income?
4.) The view that your interests somehow make you a certain class. Saying, for example, "I'm working class, but have middle class tastes like radio 4, theatre etc" thus (offensively) implying that working class people could never have such interests....