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The Unnerving Discovery That I am a Terrible Classist

Alistair Coleman | Posted 23.12.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Clowns, Racism, Chavs, Classism, UK Universities, Scary Clowns, UK Students, Open Day, Society, Social Class, UK Comedy News
Alistair Coleman

There was a time when you couldn't have a sitcom without a comedy camp character, and there were even one or two that bordered on outright racism. While Mr Humphries is fondly remembered, the past is exactly where he should stay.

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Our Manors are ill - And it Needs to Be Discussed

Plan B | Posted 15.05.2012 | Home
Read More: UK Music, Plan B, Chavs, Ill Manors, UK Riots, London Riots, Middle Class, Society, Home News
Plan B

The world, and this country especially, is full of contradictions. With my new track and accompanying video, ill Manors, I'm just highlighting them, I'm not condoning anything. I aired my feelings about the riots very publicly when they happened and I still feel the same way.

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Chavs Beware! Paddy Power Claims First Scalps At Cheltenham

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Gambling, Video, Chavs, Transgender, UK News, Paddy Power, Ascot Ladies Day, Royal Ascot, Cheltenham Festival Ad, UK Sport, Youtube, UK Comedy, Slidepollajax, Cheltenham-Festival, UK News

Bookmaker Paddy Power claimed its first chav scalps today, just one day into the Cheltenham Festival. Hot on the heels of its controversial Chav T...

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Paddy Power's Chav Tranquiliser Advert Shows Cheltenham Festival Assassin (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 29.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Gambling, Video, UK News, Transgender, Chavs, Paddy Power, Ascot Ladies Day, Royal Ascot, Cheltenham Festival Ad, UK Sport, Youtube, Cheltenham-Festival, UK News

Bookmaker Paddy Power has released a new advert just a week after its previous offering was banned. The “Chav Tranquiliser” features a smartly...

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UK Riots: Afterthoughts

Benjamin Montero | Posted 25.10.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: August Riots, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Owen Jones, UK Riots, Chavs, UK Issues, UK Politics News
Benjamin Montero

What is needed is a young person's party of the United Kingdom, not a party that reflects the wishes of young working people, but that is theirs.

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Britain's Pomp and Snobbery has Become Ever More Apparent

Scott Hill | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Society, Chavs, Conservatives, London Riots, David Starkey, David Cameron, UK Politics News
Scott Hill

Let us not be fooled into thinking that this is a race related problem. It is not. Rather, it is a class issue that has persistently plagued the United Kingdom.

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My Working Class Holiday In England

Delia Lloyd | Posted 12.09.2011 | UK
Read More: English Class Relations, British Class Relations, British Holiday Camps, Chavs, English Working Class, Working Class, Holiday, UK News
Delia Lloyd

My first inkling that I still had way more to learn about the UK came several years ago, when I first grasped the profoundly important place of alcohol in British culture. I had another such realization this past weekend, as my family and I - by virtue of attending a chess tournament for my son - ventured out to sample a working-class holiday camp in England.

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'Mummy, What Does Middle Class Mean?'

www.lifestyle.aol.co.uk | Posted 04.09.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Expectations, Chavs, Chavtastic, Kids, Middle Class, Independent, Upbringing, Class, Working Class, Parents, Aspiration, UK Lifestyle News

In this day and age, just how relevant are the concepts of class and is it ok to be on the side of cheap and cheerful?...

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