Imagine having such little self awareness of your white woman privilege and your own lens of wealth from your manor house in the Cotswolds—in 2026–that you call your unpaid intern (who monetised your newsletter) “adorable” for sending you £820 Hermès gloves? Embarrassing. Talk about being out of touch with reality.

The need to hire PAID interns from underprivileged backgrounds to work in all fields, not only creative ones, is quite urgent. The normalisation of privilege perpetuates the UK’s very problematic relationship with class… and it’s everywhere.