A British government report denying the existence of institutional racism in the UK has been condemned by leading academics and activists.
During an openDemocracy panel discussion on Thursday, experts said that the report legitimised a “fringe perspective” and propaganda for “culture war posturing”.
Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, said that the report was “spectacularly bad” and that it was essentially propaganda. “The more you read it, the worse it gets,” Andrews said. “This is a piece of the culture wars, it’s not a serious document.”
