This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37114418
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Ethnic minorities face 'entrenched' racial inequality - watchdog | Ethnic minorities face 'entrenched' racial inequality - watchdog |
| (12 days later) | |
| Black and ethnic minority people in Britain still face "entrenched" race inequality in many areas, including education and health, a watchdog warns. | Black and ethnic minority people in Britain still face "entrenched" race inequality in many areas, including education and health, a watchdog warns. |
| A review by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which also looked at employment, housing, pay, and criminal justice, found an "alarming picture". | A review by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which also looked at employment, housing, pay, and criminal justice, found an "alarming picture". |
| Black graduates earn on average 23.1% less than white ones, and more ethnic minorities are unemployed, it found. | Black graduates earn on average 23.1% less than white ones, and more ethnic minorities are unemployed, it found. |
| The government said it was committed to "delivering real social reform". | The government said it was committed to "delivering real social reform". |
| 'Different world' | 'Different world' |
| David Isaac, the commission's chairman, said the report reveals a "very worrying combination of a post-Brexit rise in hate crime and long-term systemic unfairness and race inequality". | David Isaac, the commission's chairman, said the report reveals a "very worrying combination of a post-Brexit rise in hate crime and long-term systemic unfairness and race inequality". |
| "We must redouble our efforts to tackle race inequality urgently or risk the divisions in our society growing and racial tensions increasing," he warned. | "We must redouble our efforts to tackle race inequality urgently or risk the divisions in our society growing and racial tensions increasing," he warned. |
| "If you are black or an ethnic minority in modern Britain, it can often still feel like you're living in a different world, never mind being part of a one nation society." | "If you are black or an ethnic minority in modern Britain, it can often still feel like you're living in a different world, never mind being part of a one nation society." |
| It underlines "just how entrenched and far-reaching race inequality remains", he said. | It underlines "just how entrenched and far-reaching race inequality remains", he said. |
| The commission, which carried out an analysis of existing evidence, said: | The commission, which carried out an analysis of existing evidence, said: |
| Poorer white communities also face "continuing disadvantage", the report added. | Poorer white communities also face "continuing disadvantage", the report added. |
| The commission acknowledged there had been progress in some areas, citing an increase in the number of ethnic minority MPs and a rise in the proportion with a degree-level qualification across all ethnic groups. | The commission acknowledged there had been progress in some areas, citing an increase in the number of ethnic minority MPs and a rise in the proportion with a degree-level qualification across all ethnic groups. |
| But Mr Isaac said the government's strategy in recent years has been "piecemeal and stuttering". | But Mr Isaac said the government's strategy in recent years has been "piecemeal and stuttering". |
| He called for the government to introduce a comprehensive race equality plan "to build a fair society in which our origins do not determine our destinies". | He called for the government to introduce a comprehensive race equality plan "to build a fair society in which our origins do not determine our destinies". |
| 'Real progress' | 'Real progress' |
| The commission recommended that responsibility for the strategy be brought under one secretary of state. | The commission recommended that responsibility for the strategy be brought under one secretary of state. |
| New targets to improve opportunities and outcomes for ethnic minority communities should be introduced, it added. | New targets to improve opportunities and outcomes for ethnic minority communities should be introduced, it added. |
| The government said "real progress" was being made - with black and ethnic minority employment rates at their highest levels for 15 years. | The government said "real progress" was being made - with black and ethnic minority employment rates at their highest levels for 15 years. |
| "But there is clearly more to do, which is why we are delivering a comprehensive race equality programme on employment, university places, apprenticeships, start-up loans and recruitment to the police and armed forces," a spokeswoman added. | "But there is clearly more to do, which is why we are delivering a comprehensive race equality programme on employment, university places, apprenticeships, start-up loans and recruitment to the police and armed forces," a spokeswoman added. |