Which of the following is true with regard to class in the UK?

A. Following the collapse of the British financial system and a major recession in 2008–
2010, class politics have re-emerged strongly.
B. The Industrial Revolution greatly strengthened class-based political divide with the
emergence of Britain as the first industrialized economy.
C. Other forms of political identity—such as those based on religion, region, or
ethnicity—have completely replaced class as a key organizing principle of British
politics.
D. Class-based parties are absent in British politics despite the emphasis placed on class
as an organizing principle.
E. The Conservatives have been consistent in their strong advocacy of the interests of
the working class.

B