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    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Workplace diversity & equality
      UK private companies given targets for ethnic minorities on boards

      Parker review records progress on diversity in the FTSE 100 as it expands scope of its recommendations

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival
      Questions of privilege

      Is the term ‘white privilege’ doing more harm than good? Three insightful books look at anti-Semitism, migration and class amid the battle to end racism

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Incendiary claims about the UK census do not reflect reality

      We should interrogate the convenient weaponisation of the latest data

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Stephen Bush
      What is an ethnic minority anyway?

      An individual’s self-declared status is ultimately secondary to how states choose to identify them

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      UK society
      ‘We have come a long way’: ‘Twice migrant’ Asians celebrate Sunak’s arrival as UK prime minister

      First non-white occupant of Downing Street marks a major milestone for community that migrated from east African nations

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      UK police
      Police watchdog to probe role of race in shooting of Chris Kaba

      Death of unarmed 24-year-old has reignited concerns of racism in London’s Met Police

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Metropolitan Police Service UK
      London’s Met Police suspends officer over shooting of unarmed black man

      Force takes action after public outcry to the death of Chris Kaba, as family criticise lack of urgency

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Simon Okotie
      Why, after all, I will celebrate the jubilee

      Simon Okotie had mixed feelings about the anniversary. Now he is preparing for a street party

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      Race at work: how hard are companies really trying?

      Dismantling systemic racism is a huge task, but many employees think organisations are failing to take it seriously

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
      UK government accused of failing to tackle racial inequality

      Anti-discrimination charities, unions and Labour concerned over ‘hopelessly ineffective’ plans

    • Friday, 25 February, 2022
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      Met police veteran Leroy Logan: ‘The force has always had an issue about race’

      The former superintendent on how to change the culture of Britain’s biggest police force — and how John Boyega changed his life

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      Halima Begum
      UK ethnic minorities face a breathtaking legal onslaught

      The policing, elections and borders bills are an assault on the civil rights of ethnic minorities

    • Friday, 14 January, 2022
      Cricket
      English cricket should face state funding cut over racism, say MPs

      Select committee urges ministers to take action if there is no ‘demonstrable progress’ on ridding racist behaviour

    • Thursday, 25 November, 2021
      FT MagazineSimon Kuper
      Yes, there is a third way on ‘wokeness’

      Our aim should be to marginalise the whole debate. It should not be the culture war of our time

    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      Cricket
      English cricket authorities promise ‘cultural change’ to root out racism

      Leading bodies admit after meeting that discrimination is a ‘blight’ on the sport

    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      English cricket is undermined by racism

      The game must tackle bigotry to remain the exemplar of British values

    • Friday, 15 October, 2021
      Natalie A Carter
      Fix law firm culture to keep people of colour

      Inclusion schemes would be more effective if they involved associates from diverse backgrounds earlier on

    • Sunday, 10 October, 2021
      Women in business
      Professional black women paid less as careers stagnate, says UK survey

      Almost three-quarters struggle in ‘mirror-tocracy’ as they try to adapt to company culture

    • Monday, 30 August, 2021
      Women of colour held back from senior roles by ‘structural racism’

      Ethnic minorities over-represented in junior positions, says gender equality charity

    • Friday, 16 July, 2021
      Halima Begum
      Racial discrimination will plague the UK until government intervenes

      To achieve true social mobility, the state must act as a leveller

    • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
      Racial equality
      Football’s online racists to be banned from attending matches

      Prime minister announces plan to extend banning orders to cover fans posting abuse on the internet

    • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
      UK Inequality
      Racial equality in England worsened in past five years, finds report

      Runnymede Trust calls on government to review its strategy for tackling discrimination

    • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
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      Racist abuse of black footballers reignites debate over social media policing

      Boris Johnson urges tech bosses to ‘up their game’ ahead of introducing Online Safety Bill to parliament

    • Monday, 12 July, 2021
      FT CollectionsEuro 2020 football championship
      Racist abuse of England football players sparks political row

      Boris Johnson accused of hypocrisy for response, while team members themselves react to online attacks

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Simon Okotie
      1981: a tale of two nations

      How a year of riots and royalty illuminated the contradictions of modern Britain

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