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Inequalities, Lifechances and Education

Jim Riley

15th February 2010

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Here’s a BBC report detailing the continued gap between the affluent and those at the bottom of the social ladder. This seems to have been going on for as long as I can remember and gives pause for thought about sociological perspectives. Maybe one thing Marx got wrong was his underestimation of capitalism’s incredible ability to tolerate inequalities. It seems a system far from being close to collapse through revolution as envisaged by Marx. Perhaps more likely now, some might argue, is collapse due to man made environmental catastrophe. Discuss.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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