Using the UK as a case study, 'Culture and Class' sets out a democratic definition of culture for the coming times, and argues for a change in perspective from product to people – from widening access to an enshrined canon, to building the citizen’s capacity both to appreciate and to create. This shift opens the way for culture to help break down class divisions and inequalities, by empowering and enfranchising people across society to be both creators and consumers of culture. Encouraging a culture that isn’t just available to everyone, but is produced by everyone is, the author argues, a crucial first step towards a more egalitarian society.