Novara FM: What Does Class Mean Now?

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Novara FM: What Does Class Mean Now?

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Sep 15, 2023

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We’re going back to basics on Novara FM this autumn with a series about the big one: class. What does it mean to look at the world through the lens of class in the 2020s, an era of precarious work, rising inequality and elusive social mobility? Three classy thinkers join FM to investigate: political researcher […]

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Sep 15, 2023

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Novara FM: What Does Class Mean Now?

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