I have many friends at the lower end of that range as a household income (£60k) without family help and I myself fall well within the range I gave and all are c

I have many friends at the lower end of that range as a household income (£60k) without family help and I myself fall well within the range I gave and all are comfortably and stably in the middle. Would we like more money? Sure. Are we fearful of sliding into the oblivion you describe? Not at all. Outside London this range is very much the middle. I’m not saying life can’t be better and that wages should climb (in fact I whole heartedly agree) but the picture of a non-existent middle class and those that are there are unstable and days from sliding into poverty just isn’t true.