What did your grandfathers do?

'The research suggests there is a clear correlation between the social background of a child's grandfather and eventual labour market success...'

Anyone read this report?

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I'm not quite sure what the implication of the message is - if you spot a middle class child at five is falling behind, they shouldn't get support or it's not fair on brighter working class kids?

Anyway, one of my grandads worked in the Merchant navy and then a cigarette factory and the other was a plumber. They both (as did my parents) left school at 14. I'm not sure what they did had an impact on what I've ended up doing.

Posted By: Bravo win or die on July 26th 2015 at 10:52:28

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What did your grandfathers do? (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jul 26, 10:52:28
- One worked at Bullards for years (n/m) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Jul 26, 21:10:24
- can't wait to read Larrolds answers! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 18:00:10
- One was mayor of a town in Ireland and the other a stationmaster in Norfolk (n/m) (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 26, 16:49:48
- One was a Gardner for a posh estate the other finished up as a nightwatchman for a brewery (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 13:49:14
- One was a weights and measures inspector, the other a painter and decorator. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Jul 26, 12:46:12
- Farmers (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 26, 11:55:25
- One was a carpenter, the other an electrician (n/m) (General Chat) - bobble, Jul 26, 11:51:34
- One was a farm labourer, the other died during WW2 (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 26, 11:43:36
  - How many wars did he die in? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 26, 11:52:34
    - One was enough as far as we can tell. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 26, 11:53:12
- Are these survey results forming the basis of a thesis? (General Chat) - APB, Jul 26, 11:17:57
- Who would have thought that good parenting improves a childs chances (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jul 26, 11:09:35
- Estate manager/Gamekeeper and insurance broker (n/m) (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 11:08:15
  - The other grandad was a insurance broker, not the same one doing 3 job. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 11:56:13
  - I meant to add, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 11:12:53
    - That is pretty cool (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jul 26, 11:14:33
      - As far as I know he worked his entire working life at the estate, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 11:51:55
        
        There's every chance he knew my Grandad then - gamekeeper at Sandringham for 40 years (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 26, 12:29:35
        
        Yeah he may well have done, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 26, 12:33:26
        
        Yeah same with mine - died in November. Three times as many people as church could hold! (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 26, 12:48:23
- Mine (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jul 26, 11:02:10
- One was an officer in the army and then went on to have a successful... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 26, 10:59:57
- Builder and a soldier (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Jul 26, 10:59:29
- One worked in a brewery and the other was a philanderer as far as I can make out (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jul 26, 10:56:03
  - Ha ha! (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jul 26, 11:10:31

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