[park381]

Originally Posted by THOTH

I think that the use of the term "working class" in any context is generally accepted as referring to "blue collar" or manual workers be they labourers or skilled craftsmen ( oh dear -- should have said or craftswomen -- please don`t report me).

At least that is what I have understood, but who can criticise the logic of Park381 ?

I think that the term goes back a long way, even before the "White collar" or "Blue collar",
"From a working class background" is/was a term used often to describe a person who was seen to make good, or get on in the world, and as stated reminds me of the cloth cap and clog image of yester year.Similar to finishing time at H&B on the factory bottoms, or EE at Clayton-le-Moors (brings back many memories)
Don't think their council tax or rates were as high as they are now, but then again they did'nt earn as much, but they still had their problems.
On the subject of political parties, I can remember years ago, being told by a Works Manager that I should be voting for party A, cause if I voted for party B, and party B got in power, they would scrap the project I was working on.(again happy memories)