The false stories the British elite tell about themselves

The British elite present themselves as part of a new, open, dynamic meritocracy. Is that true? Of course not, and two sociologists have the data to prove it. Guest: Professor Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality at the London School of Economics, and the co-author of Born To Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite, published by Harvard University Press Producer: Alex Tighe