Yes, born in Gorton and growing up in a council house I am a leading member of the landed aristocracy.
You make the mistake of thinking all working-class people think like you do. Here's a hint. They don't. Some of us worked hard to get out of the bottom of the pool, while others chose not to do so but to blame others instead. I once came across a chap (also from Gorton) who thought that anyone who advanced themselves in any way was a sell-out. Yes, really. That man existed.
If you can't compete with people for whom English is a second or third language, you have to look at yourself. It isn't all a conspiracy against the honest white proletariat. There's plenty of opportunity in this country for anyone who is prepared to get their arse in gear. It just involves a bit of effort. I didn't have an uncle who was a director of a merchant bank. I didn't have a network of useful contacts from Eton. But I didn't sit around blaming foreigners for my woes. And there's nothing special about me. Plenty born with less have got a lot, lot further than I ever will.
By the way, I still regard myself as working-class. I was born into it, and all I have was won by selling my labour. So I am working-class and always will be.
