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eatmyshorts on Dec 28, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: British teenage designer of Summly app hits jackpo...

Nitpick: being the son of an investment banker (not a retail banker; there is a big difference) and a lawyer (barrister in the UK) likely places this family in the top 1% of income earners in the UK. By most people's definitions, that qualifies their family as "upper class".

sp332 on Dec 28, 2011 | [–]

In Britain the "upper class" is more about political power than just how much money you make in a year.

toyg on Dec 28, 2011 | | [–]

That's not been true at least since Blair got into power.

ig1 on Dec 28, 2011 | [–]

Under the UK definition if you're "in business" then it's unlikely that you're upper class.

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