The Price of Race Inequality

The Price of Race Inequality As a nation we face an unprecedented and long-term economic recession and a widening of the inequality gap. Ensuring that Britain creates the conditions to eradicate poverty and puts racial equality at the forefront of the social and economic agenda will be critical to successfully meeting these challenges. And to all those who would ask if we are now beyond Race, this Manifesto answers no. Today we can objectively measure structural inequalities, discrimination and disparities in the criminal justice system, employment, education, poverty, health and housing. ( see also new evidence of  in-equality NEP report) Disparate outcomes for Black and Minority Ethnic people in the UK have NOT been eliminated and, in fact in some areas, have increased. The government must place race equality at the forefront of its agenda, and create the optimum conditions to eradicate poverty and injustice.
Six months work from over 30 organisations involved in race equality on this Manifesto represents the concern felt over the position of race in Britain in 2010. The organisations include: