Critics write off Britain’s racial equality report as a whitewash
Overt racism persists, commission finds, but opportunities are more likely to be determined by geography, family and culture
31 March 2021 - 17:08
London — Britain should be seen as a “model for other white-majority countries” but more still needs to be done, a review into race inequality said on Wednesday, a conclusion that provoked fury from critics who branded it a “whitewash”.
The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities was ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government after widespread Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in mid-2020, triggered by the death of George Floyd in police custody in the US...
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