Why Do People Pretend to Be Working Class? (Your Radical Questions with Sophie Pender)

Radical with Gabriel Gatehouse · Jul 13, 2026 · 24m

Sophie Pender, founder of The 93% Club, returns to answer your questions on class, privilege and education.

In the main episode, Sophie told Amol why she thinks Britain needs to stop talking politely about social mobility and confront the power of private schools. Now, listeners ask whether class identity has become too slippery, whether people downplay their own privilege, and whether support for state-school students risks helping those who are already advantaged.

Sophie also discusses oracy, accent and confidence in the classroom, the culture shock of elite universities, the case for and…