Gap between Rich and Poor is at its widest since the War

[SerenityNowAKABleh]

How depressing

i sort of agree with this comment:

I work in the City and social capital and connections still plays a huge part in getting in to certain firms and getting the plumb jobs. Old school tie and who you know gets a lot of Tim nice but dimbs into well paying roles which if it was down to competition with their modest degrees they wouldn't get interviews for.

As I understand it, the poor are not as poor as they used to be, and surely this is more important.

I totally agree with that comment.

I spent YEARS contacting various City institutions trying to get work experience, anything. Most didn't respond or just said no.

My boss's 16 year old DC will be doing work experience in our office over the summer. By her own admission, her DC is "rather stupid, but a lovely person", and I doubt has any interest in working in the City. DP says it's the same at the bank where he works - all work experience people are children of either senior people or important clients.
Then, when applying for these jobs, one of the most important things they look at is work experience.