The Sunday Times Bestseller! Many of us grew up believing in a meritocracy where hard work and
a good education brings rewards. Go to university get a job put in the hours and things will
be OK. That's what we were told - but the reality is that life chances and opportunities are no
longer shaped by what we learn or earn but by whether we have access to the Bank of Mum and
Dad. We're living in an inheritocracy where parental support is what matters most - whether
that's covering the cost of university stumping up for a house deposit or helping with
childcare. And let's be honest this isn't something we like to talk about with our friends
families or as a society. It's a modern taboo. In this timely and revealing book generational
expert Eliza Filby explores the emergence of this inheritocracy through her own life story
revealing how her family's financial circumstances shaped everything from her education to her
dating life from her career to her class identity. Inheritocracy is a thought-provoking and
candid blend of memoir and cultural commentary told through Eliza's humorous and insightful
voice. With trillions of pounds set to be passed down the generations over the next two decades
a significant divide is emerging between those who can rely on family wealth and those who
can't. Inheritocracy offers a fresh captivating and honest look at our recent past and a
future that will be shaped - for better or worse - by family fortunes.
