Newspaper – Financial Times – Waking up to the realities of racism in the UK

New data reveals the extent to which prejudice and discrimination is embedded in society.

I think this is an eye opening way of viewing the problem we have.

Every now and then much of Britain discovers racism in much the same way that tennagers discover sex. The general awareness that it is out there collides with the urgent desire to find out where. People talk about it endlessly and carelessly, unsure of what to say or think or whether they are doing it right. They have lots of questions but, even if they did know whom to ask, they would be too crippled by embarrassment to reveal their ignorance. Everyone has an opinion but only a few have any experience. The interest never goes away, though its intensity wanes as they explore other things.

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