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Banks need to recruit from Sunderland as well as Surrey

COMMENT: Today's City is more inclusive - but one of the most difficult types of discrimination needs more attention

Banks need to recruit from Sunderland as well as Surrey

It's hardly a big secret that banks take a lot of recruits from the wealthier sections of society, but a report from the Social Mobility Commission puts it into sharp focus – and challenges the banks to take action.

Despite making headway on gender, race and LGBT diversity, the report shows that investment banking has made no progress on the challenge of recruiting people from different social classes - and might have even slipped back.

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