Harrison's poetry concerns itself with class and attacking the construction of a cultural hierarchy that is reinforced by the institutions of society such as education, the law, and government.
Here are some resources to allow you to cosider this theme in a more informed manner:
Alan Milburn's letter to Theresa May:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/02/alan-milburn-government-not-comitted-to-social-mobility
BBC article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42212270
Social mobility map of Britain:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42112436
This is a link to last night's question time. On 39 minutes the panel discuss social class:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09j14d6/question-time-07122017
Please note the comments of Tory MP Bernard Jenkin. This man's father was an MP and privately educated barrister. Jenkin has also been privately educated and attended Cambridge. Jenkin believes that it is absurd to discuss class privilege...mmmmm...I wonder what Harrison would say?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/28/number-poor-students-dropping-university-highest-level-five/
The James Rowntree Foundation's report on Poverty 2017.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/uk-poverty-2017
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