Agreed on all your points. However, the kids involved in this will come from homes that actively encourage them to shun all forms of authority and actively disc

Agreed on all your points. However, the kids involved in this will come from homes that actively encourage them to shun all forms of authority and actively discourage betterment via education. They'll go on to have families of their own who will think and act the same way. There is honestly nothing in the UK that will prevent someone from succeeding other than bad parenting and there's only so much the government can do about that.