The working classes are less intelligent than those from wealthier backgrounds and therefore less likely to be trained as doctors

Professor Chris McManus, of University College London, said it is not surprising that most British medical students are middle-class because intellectual ability is linked to social standing. He referred to one of his own research papers to support the claim, in an editorial for a leading medical journal. Prof McManus, a professor of psychology, made his claims as he criticized a "politically correct" Government scheme to help more working-class pupils become doctors.