>It would be surprising to me if Philby's comments were a coincidence.
Why do you need handlers or propagandists to attribute this to?
Couldn't this simply be what he believed? He was an ideologically motivated spy after all.
Do you think it's implausible his position in the UK class system got him in, and protected him?
Personally I think it more likely that Brits just don't like to be reminded of the fact that their society was built on a class system, and its not going away any time soon. It doesn't matter if the Soviets say it or not: Brits don't like to be reminded that their empire requires rather a lot of serfs in order to even get itself out of bed in the morning ..
Why do you need handlers or propagandists to attribute this to? Couldn't this simply be what he believed? He was an ideologically motivated spy after all.
Do you think it's implausible his position in the UK class system got him in, and protected him?