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Tony Chapman When Michael Young wrote The Rise of the Meritocracy, it was acceptable in most political circles to adopt educational [...]

Jo Littler Why is the idea of meritocracy – the idea that society should be organised so that anyone can rise [...]

Angus McVittie This article considers the themes of Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy alongside an analysis of UK [...]

Hugo Radice The concept of ‘meritocracy’ is today generally understood as a positive one, meaning equality of opportunity for all individuals [...]