Does the old British class system still exist?

I was lucky to live in London for a few years but one thing I never understood exactly - can you tell me what is the British class system?   Angelina, Kunming

Britain has had a reputation for being a class ridden society, where people were born into a certain social position and had no way of escaping.

Things have changed substantially over the years, and the old divisions between rich and poor have become distinctly blurred.

John and Chen Li ask, does the British class system still exist?

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