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UN Working Group of human rights experts condemned UK s racism report, calling review reprehensible Body accused report of effectively whitewashing history of slavery and colonialism, and falsified facts UN said review by commission founded by Boris Johnson repackages racist tropes and stereotypes into fact Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said UK racial diversity should make country model for others Downing Street rejected the criticism, with PM s spokesman insisting we remain proud of UK history ....
Open letter slams Birmingham board member on controversial government race report The race study was lead by a team of board members including Birmingham s own Aftab Chughtai MBE Updated Latest news email updates straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Over 400 people in Birmingham have signed an open letter slamming a Birmingham board member involved in the controversial government report on race and ethnic disparities in the UK. ....
The authors of a controversial report into racism last night demanded a parliamentary probe into an MP who appeared to compare them to the Ku Klux Klan. Last month the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities said it found no evidence of institutional racism and criticised the way the term was applied, saying it should not be used as a catch-all phrase for any micro-aggression. Labour MP Clive Lewis reacted to the report by tweeting a photo of a KKK member in front of a burning cross with the caption: Move along. Nothing to see here #RaceReport. Commission chairman Dr Tony Sewell said the UK had progressed into a successful multi-ethnic and multicultural community which was a beacon to the rest of Europe and the world . Labour MP Clive Lewis reacted to the report by tweeting a photo of a KKK member in front of a burning cross with the caption: Move along. Nothing to see here #RaceReport ....
Dr Priyamvada Gopal asked if she was right to think Dr Tony Sewell was not a Dr She continued attacking the 62-year-old - asking where his doctorate was from The professor of postcolonial studies later conceded that he did hold doctorate But she made a bizarre reference to Adolf Hitler s propaganda chief Dr Goebbels Cambridge said it profoundly disagreed with the gratuitous comment tonight ....
The chair of the government s race commission today dismissed ridiculous and offensive claims that it downplayed the evil of the slave trade. The long-awaited study was branded a whitewash yesterday as it concluded there is little evidence of institutional racism in Britain. Factors such as geography, family influence, socio-economic background, culture and religion were found to have more impact on life chances than racism. And the authors were accused of trying to put a positive spin on slavery after they called on schools to use history lessons to tell the multiple, nuanced stories of the contributions made by different groups that have made this country the one it is today . ....