Elaborating class analysis on the European scale

In this chapter, we argue that grasping the nature of class divisions and their intersection with economic inequality entails breaking from the widely held assumption that classes exist as necessarily national formations. We demonstrate that a key feature of growing class inequality within the UK is the way that the most affluent classes embody strong international ties. Using original analysis of non-domiciled individuals’ tax data, we reveal strong links between British top earners and both former imperial territories and the European continent and reflect on how these ties affect our understanding of British society.