How can we make sense of a world where we have both too many billionaires and too many foodbanks? Were supposed to go to university, forge a career, get wealthier, buy a house - but why is that so hard for most of us to achieve?

Split makes sense of our world by looking at class society - delving into the deep-rooted economic inequalities that shape our lives. From the gig economy, rising debt and the housing crisis that affects the majority of people, to the world of tax havens and unfair inheritance that affect the few

Now is the time to fight back against the 1%.

Ben Tippet is an educator, activist, and writer. He is currently doing a PhD at the University of Greenwich, researching the causes of wealth inequality in the UK. He is a researcher for The Transnational Institute and has written forNovara,Strike! andEconomy.

Acknowledgements Introduction: Class is a lucrative British export 1. The split: Capital and labour 2. Work: Less is more 3. Gender: Please mind the gap 4. Money: Who wants to be a billionaire? 5. Culture: From class conundrums to class ceilings 6. Environment: A handful of dust 7. Housing: Cant pay Well take it away 8. The authorities: Schools, prisons and the welfare state 9. Race: I never thought of class applying to black people 10. Solidarity: Confronting class Resources