[Houseboy]

Originally Posted by garinda

Er...no one's saying you did.

I said it.

It's quite clearly there for all to see, in black and white.

I used it as an absurd example. After you wrongly posted that the A, B, C1, C2, D, and E social grading system is to quote you 'Officially, on the a's, b's etc scale, class is based solely on employment not on income or wealth.'

It isn't.

There is no such system in the world who classifies a person's perceived position in society, based purely on whether they're in employment, or not.

I'm afraid on the scale of logic, you're still right down there with your grade of 'E'.

The UK Office of National Statistics Socio-economic Classification Group Description
1 Higher Professional and Managerial workers A
2 Lower Managerial and Professional workers B
3 Intermediate occupations C1 and C2
4 Small Employers and non professional self-employed C1 and C2
5 Lower Supervisory and technical C1 and C2
6 Semi Routine Occupations D
7 Routine Occupations D
8 Long term unemployed E

You seem to be persisting in this idea that I said a persons classification is down to "whether they're in employment, or not." It is down to the "type" of employment, as I have said all along. Sorry I don't know what I'm talking about, you're obviously far better informed than I. Perhaps you'd better inform the Office of National Statistics that they've got it wrong as well.