Only a third of recommendations to tackle endemic racism in UK implemented
It turns out we're not bending over backwards enough for people we never wanted here.
Of the nearly 600 recommendations... Guardian analysis found that fewer than a third had been fully actioned, and that progress on others had been reversed or significantly eroded during years of government austerity policies.
disproportionate number of Black men dying in police custody.
Confusing overall population for the demographics of those arrested.
He said: “If you look at the stats, Black men are still disproportionately detained. If you pick any one of the major disease categories, you’ll find that Black people have a greater, worse experience and worse outcomes. You look at cancer, Black people are likely to discover they’ve got stage four in A&E. If you look at mental health, they have a worse experience and worse outcomes”
Cancer is racist.
for example, the requirement for Ofsted to inspect and report on the public duty on schools to promote community cohesion... However, these programmes were substantially defunded during the coalition government’s austerity drive in the 2010s
Cameron did something right.
Others, such as the call for police forces and teaching staff to reflect the communities they serve, or for the curriculum to meaningfully reflect Britain’s racial diversity, have been repeatedly recommended but remain unmet.
More focus on the trumpeter and blacks built Stonehenge, don't you know?
The Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy urged the government to act. She said: “Looking at the British state’s track record, you could be forgiven for thinking the main purpose of race inquiries past has been to diffuse anger around the many inequalities facing Black communities in our country and divert attention away from securing real change.”
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/25/only-a-third-of-recommendations-to-tackle-endemic-racism-in-uk-implemented