Letters to the Editor: Class distinction is outdated

One reader writes in to say that categorising people into classes is 'a throwback to British occupation and has no place in modern Ireland'

One reader says he 'grew up in what I’d call a working home rather than a working class home, where family values, mutual respect, and hard work were prioritised'. Picture: iStock

Categorising people as working, middle, or upper class was an unpalatable feature of the general election. It’s a throwback to British occupation and has no place in modern Ireland. Rather than measure people by what they have, I rate them by their values such as character, personal ambition, and work ethic.

I grew up in what I’d call a working home rather than a working class home, where family values, mutual respect, and hard work were prioritised.