> "It's actually considering that somebody with a 2:2 degree from a university in a really deprived area, which is where they were brought up, could be the equivalent of a First from a Russell Group university (group of 24 leading universities)."
That's true (and it doesn't even mention skin colour). Somebody who's managed to overcome an unsupportive family, a substandard education and a lack of independent access to other resources, and still managed to get themselves to and through university, quite possibly has a lot more about them that an employer would find attractive than somebody who's basically had everything done for them up to that point in life.