Sajid Javid (Comment, last week) acknowledges that, 55 years after the first Race Relations Act, your life chances continue to be held back if you are from a black and minority ethnic (BME) background. Evidence shows this is caused by more than just “bad apples” or “unconscious biases”; it is the result of structural and institutional inequality.
The killing of George Floyd in America and the detention and deportation of Windrush citizens in the UK send the same message: racism remains a matter of life and death for many BME people. Words are no longer enough: it is time for action.
Boris Johnson should start by establishing a cross-government race equality strategy, and then address the unjust treatment of BME citizens. It is