A major accountancy and consultancy firm has introduced targets for how many partners and directors should be from a working class background (defined by them as those who have parents with ‘routine and manual’ jobs). Do you support or oppose targets like these?

A major accountancy and consultancy firm has introduced targets for how many partners and directors should be from a working class background (defined by them as those who have parents with ‘routine and manual’ jobs). Do you support or oppose targets like these? Published on 10 September 2021 → Survey conducted on 10 September 2021 on 3631 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Strongly support

16%

Somewhat support

35%

Somewhat oppose

14%

Strongly oppose

10%

Don’t know

25%

Strongly support

16%

Somewhat support

35%

Somewhat oppose

14%

Strongly oppose

10%

Don’t know

25%

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