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A controversial UK report on racism, commissioned by the Conservative government after the Black Lives Matter protests last year, has concluded that the nation has “fundamentally shifted” in recent years when it comes to race and "should be regarded as a model for other white-majority countries".
The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED), chaired by Dr Tony Sewell, was released on 31 March. It claims that although racism exists in the UK, family, class and religion play a greater role in life chances.
But since its publication there has been a chorus of objections to its findings, and how it was put together. Renowned racial justice campaigner Doreen Lawrence has warned that it risks pushing the fight against racism “back 20 years or more”. Leading academics cited in the report say they were not properly consulted, and an open letter signed by dozens of equality campaigners calls on the government to reject the report and instead implement the recommendations of long-standing reviews into racial injustice.