We seem to come to similar conclusions via totally different routes and politics, it's interesting!

Well as a geographer I would suggest that our nationality has a huge influence on our interpretations, even though we have used different disciplinary tools to reach our conclusions.

Although I still don't think changing class is as easy as all that -- or rather, you can definitely change class (I have, effectively) but you can never leave your class behind.

I thoroughly agree. Changing class completely takes at least two generations, and even then there will still be signs.