Which of the following statements BEST describes the role of occupational and social class in Britain's political culture?
a. Worker solidarity is strengthening in spite of the Coalition Government's policy of "being tough on the unions," thus showing the persistence of occupational and social class.
b. Worker solidarity has been consistently attacked by Conservative-led governments since Margaret Thatcher, thus weakening the impact of occupational and social class.
c. The Labour Party has consistently supported labor unions due to the power of these groups to determine party policy, thus maintaining the role of social class.
d. Strike rates in the United Kingdom are well above average in comparison to OECD and EU countries, showing that class remains a significant political cleavage in the country.
e. All of these.
b
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