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The new Britain is a meritocracy.” ... So is Britain a meritocracy now or not? And is that even something to be desired? ... Or as Peregrine Worsthorne, the former newspaper editor, puts it in an essay to mark the 50th anniversary of the idea of meritocracy: “Few meritocrats actually have merit, as is well illustrated by...
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Sociologist Laurie Taylor puts his marker down at roughly the same time, noting the introduction of competitive exams for jobs in the civil service as a milestone on the road to meritocracy in Britain.
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What this new volume says, again with a mass of damning evidence and incisive commentary, is that in today's world of triumphant global capitalism, Britain's meritocracy is even more dangerous, even more exclusive and out of touch with ordinary people, than the old hereditary aristocracy it replaced.
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Creating the ‘Britain of our dreams’ is about creating a Britain in which everyone can fulfil their dreams. Indeed, the essence of Brown’s vision for Britain is a meritocracy where upward social mobility is determined by individual talent, which the structures of British society enable to be fully released:
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Tony Blair praised the United States as a model of meritocracy in his keynote speech to the Labour party conference yesterday, suggesting that there were more obstacles to people realising their talents in Britain than across the Atlantic.
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We all know that it advocates a society in which advancement is based on merit, and Tony Blair has recently said that he wants Britain to be a meritocracy. Actually, that’s the opposite of what the book said. It is not about an ultimately fair society;
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New Statesman: Comments on how "meritocracy" became a reality in new Labour's Great Britain. Prophecy of Michael Young's book, "The Rise of the Meritocracy"; Prime Minister Tony Blair's declaration that the new Britain is a meritocracy; ... GREAT Britain ... RISE of the Meritocracy, The (Book)
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Singapore swears by meritocracy. But it has led to greater inequality in Britain, according to the writer, Toby Young, who adds his father coined the word, “meritocracy”. But the people aren’t protesting, he says, because they think they too can... ... Singapore swears by meritocracy. ... Technorati Tags: britain,
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