Neglect of working class has decimated TV industry, says Carol Vorderman

Broadcaster blames television snobbery for shift to social media and says it is partly responsible for UK riots

Working class people are shunning TV and turning to social media, a move which is decimating the traditional television industry, according to Carol Vorderman who gave this year's alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV festival.

The former Countdown presenter delivered a scathing assessment of the contemporary TV landscape, arguing that working class people no longer felt represented by what was on offer and were looking elsewhere.