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Adittya Chakrabortty is wrong to say House of Commons is “ever more remote”. It’s more diverse than it’s ever been

House of Commons. Crown Copyright applies to this photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/uk_parliament/4642915654/Last week, Mary Reid published an excellent couple of articles — Changing culture is a long term project – the past; and its companion piece: the future — highlighting social progress achieved in her lifetime.

One area she didn’t mention is the way parliament is much more diverse today than it has been in the past. I mention it today in part at least to respond to Aditya Chakrabortty’s post in today’s Guardian (David Miliband and the debasement

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  • Jason Connor
    To add to Chloe's list hospital porters, phlebotomists, litter pickers and security guards. I am sure there are many others but some occupations have less trade...
  • cim
    With almost all of these mentioned "key professions" being public sector ones (care workers, for now, aside) where the state both sets and pays the wage directl...
  • Jana
    @Peter Wrigley, @David Raw From personal experience: I have a good friend who is a manager in a manufacturing company who was telling me that his company recen...
  • George Thomas
    I think articles like this are so important. As life becomes more difficult skilled people seek better lives be that going to Australia, going into the private ...
  • Chloe
    What about the kitchen porter, cleaner , dinner lady etc - should they carry on struggling paying market rent , full public transport fares, take their turn on ...