Overview
- Sophie Murgatroyd, 35, described a themed meal as a 'council estate dinner' in a LinkedIn post that has since been removed.
- The post listed nostalgic processed foods including turkey dinosaurs, Fray Bentos pies, spam fritters, crispy pancakes, potato waffles, baked beans and oven chips, with Viennetta and spotted dick for dessert.
- Commenters on LinkedIn branded the label 'tone deaf' and 'derogatory,' with responses from Beverley Borkowski, Rose‑Marie Macintyre and Richard Shaw cited in coverage.
- Legal gossip site RollOnFriday first highlighted the post, and anonymous legal professionals there called it an 'embarrassment to the profession.'
- Murgatroyd, who runs Law by Sophie and grew up on a farm near Harrogate, defended the theme by saying friends from council estates were not offended, and no disciplinary action has been reported.