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What does it mean?
Blair envisions a Britain where talent is freed from class-based conservatism.
In plain terms
Create a fair Britain based on worth, not privilege.
What can you take from it?
Meritocracy requires breaking down class barriers.

Where it applies

  • party manifestos
  • speeches
  • policy reform

Putting it to work

  • drafting education policy
  • campaigning for social mobility
  • speech writing

Questions to consider

  • How do we break class barriers?
  • What does equal worth mean practically?

Another view

It overlooks structural economic factors beyond conservatism.

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