In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America.

Young moved to New York City shortly afterward to work for Vanity Fair. He is currently a visiting fellow at the University of Buckingham. Personal life
Young is married to Caroline Bondy with whom he has four children.

Toby Young FRSA is a British journalist and the author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People the tale of his stint in New York as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine.