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Britain’s ‘white working-class’: A divisive term for progressive policy or a necessary distinction?

By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Ethnicity, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

In response to the Runneymede Trust and CLASS’s report on the white working-class released today, Daniel Evans considers whether this term helps or hinders progressive policies to help those it seeks to define. It would be wrong to privilege the ‘white working-class’ over BME working-class groups, given the levels of ethnic inequality Policy needs to […]

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Unpicking the hierarchy of prejudice

By Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted:

Chelsea fans’ actions in Paris received media and political condemnation. James Rhodes considers why a report revealing racialised inequalities in UK universities did not. On 17 February, a group of Chelsea football fans travelling on the Paris Metro to a Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain were filmed chanting “we’re racist, we’re racist, and that’s […]

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Ethnic inequalities in health – policy paralysis and the need to be ambitious

James Nazroo By Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Featured Posted:

How and why does policy continue to fail to address inequalities in health? asks Professor James Nazroo. A recent report on inequalities in health, commissioned by the British Academy, brought together responses to the question, “What one policy could make a difference if implemented at a local level?” The context was, of course, local government, […]

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Where are ethnic inequalities greatest?

Nissa Finney By Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted:

How ethnic minorities fare compared to the White British varies according to where they live, writes Dr Nissa Finney. She argues that addressing ethnic inequalities is an important local concern. In Manchester, a quarter of ethnic minorities live in overcrowded housing compared to around one in ten of the White British population. The unemployment rate […]

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