My latest for Byline Times, in which I harness counter-alliteration and C. Wright Mills to get to the heart of the Goodwin project – and the real problem of powerful elites in Britain today.
Professors, Power & Projection: the Case of Matthew Goodwin
Martin Shaw 
Anthony Sampson’s work ( though obviously dated) might also be a useful starting point.
True, although the question for me is how far the new clustering of right-wing and financial elites (to which Goodwin is linked) represents a big change in the picture.