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Talent Centric Nick Clegg: IT’S TIME FOR BUSINESS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON SOCIAL MOBILITY Against the backdrop of a ‘social caste’ system, how can you act now to bolster social mobility in the UK? alexandermannsolutions.com 42 “W e remain one of the most socially disfigured societies of the developed world,” former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg stated at a recent event organised by Alexander Mann Solutions. “The circumstances of your birth shape your future more closely than in almost any other developed country.” The event in April, held in partnership with The Social Mobility Foundation (SMF) – a charity which aims to make a practical improvement in social mobility for young people from low-income backgrounds – took place at London’s BT Tower and