Working class white areas 'alienated', report says
28 November 2011 Last updated at 07:46 GMT
Working class white communities feel alienated, disenfranchised and last in line for resources such as social housing, according to research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The study interviewed people in Birmingham, Coventry and London and found they felt disconnected from the political process and that their voices were not heard.
Claire Marshall reports.
