social mobility

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Jan 3, 2026 • via the Guardian

Degrees Demoted to Visas Amid Graduate Glut

Nearly half of youth enter university, but mobility promise evaporates

King's vice-chancellor admits UK degrees no longer guarantee social mobility amid surfeit of graduates and stagnant earnings. Cross-party expansion delivers debt over ladders in a low-growth economy.

Dec 22, 2025 • via The Herald

Scotland's Ex-Mining Districts Trap Generations in Stagnation

Social Mobility Commission data shows zero progress since 2000s in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire

Fifty years after mine closures, Scotland's industrial heartlands show entrenched disadvantage in jobs and childhood outcomes. Governments across decades failed to regenerate, widening UK mobility gaps.