As a nation we are as obsessed with class as we are with talking about the weather or house prices.
But putting someone down because of their social standing will soon be outlawed if senior psychologists get their way.
A senior team are calling for an end to snobbery – and a person’s social class to be protected under law in a similar way to race or religion.
The move would ban people being discriminated against because of their family history, accent or education.
In a report highlighting the impact of snobbery in schools, work and wider society, the British Psychological Society said equality laws which protect people from prejudice based on age, sex, race and other characteristics should also include social class.
