Class Act How to Beat the British Class System

The first book from this popular columnist and interviewer mixes autobiography with witty and pungent social analysis, laced with wicked anecdotes about household names from around the world, from the Duchess of Argyll to Hugh Grant, the Countess of Wessex and Dudley Moore. Issues addressed include: Does class matter? Are the Royal family posh? Why are some things vulgar in the working class but eccentric in the aristocracy? Can you move across class? What are the giveaways to your social background? Class is still the most emotive word in Britain; using frank, funny and sometimes painful descriptions of her journey from a working-class mining background to life as part of an upper-middle-class family, Lynda Lee-Potter analyses how class pervades every aspect of our lives. The book includes Q & A quizzes ("Are you a snob?" "Are you moving upwards or downwards?" "Are you easily embarrassed?") and lists (eg. ten giveaway meals, ten giveaway hobbies).