Apparently, I live in a country that is “a model for other white-majority countries”.
I don’t.
However, according to a report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities just this last fortnight, I do. In 258 pages, it swipes away any thought of the institutionalized racism many minorities see on a daily basis.
It could be argued that I have a cheek. I am a white privileged, middle class man and the author of this weighty report is black.
He is also an educationalist whose views are in line with the UK Government and therefore any thought of this being an “independent” report are a little swayed in favor of the people who may be the backbone of such institutionalized prejudice, so I may have a point in objecting.
The mother of Stephen Lawrence said today that reliving his murder through the new ITV drama will be very difficult , but the next generation need to learn about the impact his death made on Britain.
Baroness Doreen Lawrence, 71, was discussing the upcoming ITV drama Stephen, which stars Steve Coogan as DCI Clive Driscoll, joined by Sharlene Whyte and Hugh Quarshie.
Her son Stephen was stabbed to death aged 18 on April 22, 1993, in a racist attack in south-east London for which charges against the killers were initially dropped.
DCI Driscoll later put together an investigation that secured the convictions of two members of the gang who committed the murder.
The brother of murdered Stephen Lawrence has criticised police in the wake of the controversial race report and the response to the Sarah Everard vigil.
Stuart Lawrence expressed his disappointment with the Met Police s actions in recent weeks and said he questions whether he should continue providing consultancy work for the force.
Mr Lawrence even claimed the Met Police is still yet to learn from his brother s racially-motivated killing in 1993.
The 44 year old, who was 16 when Stephen was stabbed to death by thugs at a bus stop, said he was shocked by the police response to the Sarah Everard vigil in Clapham.