This week we take on ‘social mobility’ and explore what it means for how we live, work and care for each other. Does a focus on individual mobility obscure structural inequalities? And what would a more collective guide for our economy look like?Words of Affirmation is a podcast from Care Full, hosted by Hannah Webster & Ruth Hannan.You can support the podcast to continue by signing up to our ⁠Patreon⁠.And, you can find out more about hosts Care Full on ⁠our website⁠.This week we talked about:Rebecca Solnit’s ⁠essay on centrism as bias⁠Sutton Trust’s ⁠overview of social mobility’s past, present and future⁠⁠Jeremy Corbyn’s move from social mobility to social justice⁠⁠Social Mobility Day⁠⁠This article⁠ on the loss of entry level jobs and the role of ChatGPT⁠Ezra Collective at Glastonbury⁠⁠This article⁠ on the closure of the Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust⁠Community Wealth Building in Preston⁠ (“the Preston model”)⁠CLES’s ⁠work on Community Wealth BuildingCitizen Network’s ⁠Neighbourhoods of Care⁠Our music for the episode is ⁠Bobby Bertoli’s Rebirth⁠ (thanks Bob x).

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