Mmm. . . Class?

Doesn’t this just show what a wonderful forum the blog is for mediation and discussion? I, for instance, wouldn’t exactly describe myself as a socialist, though of course I have a strong hatred of racism, sexism, and homophobia, and want an end to such appalling problems as child poverty, pollution, and the needless offence that so many groups have to put up with. I’m a little uncomfortable with the ‘S’ word—it seems to hearken back to the old days of ‘class struggle’—loud-voiced men in cloth caps, all sweaty from the factory and their ferrets, and so on. Does anybody really believe in class anymore?