Newspapers report the BBC wants fewer middle class staff. Etiquette expert Liz Brewer and Andrea McVeigh discuss
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Has the term middle class lost its meaning? What makes you middle, or upper class these days? Is it the number of noughts on your bank balance or where you went to school? The BBC wants fewer middle class staff and is going to weed them out by asking new staff questions like did you go to private school or get free school meals. But - does class matter anymore or is there still a rigid class system in the UK? Stephen got the views of etiquette expert and author Liz Brewer and commentator Andrea McVeigh