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'Social disadvantage is holding people back'

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The coalition has announced the appointment of former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn to lead a task force aimed at improving social mobility.

Author Peter Saunders and Nicola Smith, of the Trade Union Congress, discuss whether government policies can level social inequalities.


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