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Miscellaneous Minister: ethnic minorities 'no longer automatically disadvantaged'
Miscellaneous Minister: ethnic minorities 'no longer automatically disadvantaged'
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| Thursday, 14 January 2010 | |
Minister: ethnic minorities 'no longer automatically disadvantaged'John Denham says racism still exists but progress has helped create a society more comfortable with diversity than ever before people from ethnic minorities are no longer automatically disadvantaged in modern Britain, John Denham, the communities secretary, will say today.  A market in Brixton, south London. Photograph: Janine Wiedel Photolibrary / Ala/Alamy
Although racism still exists, progress on promoting racial equality in the last decade helped to create a society that is more comfortable with diversity than ever before, he will argue. "Britain today is not the same place as it was a decade ago," he will say. "We therefore need to make sure that our efforts are tackling problems of today and not those of the past. "That does not mean that we should reduce our efforts to tackle racism and promote race equality, but we must avoid a one-dimensional debate that assumes all minority-ethnic people are disadvantaged. "If the cause of disadvantage is social class, we will promote opportunity. And if the cause is a combination of racism and social class we will tackle both together." Launching a review of government policy on race, Denham will pledge support to tackle inequality in white, working-class areas as well as in ethnic-minority communities. He will say: "The government has an absolute commitment to eradicating racism and promoting race equality. And that work will not stop until every single person in this country has the same opportunities and an equal chance of success. "Sustained action over the last 10 years has promoted racial equality and better race relations, dismantled unfair barriers faced by many and helped to nurture a society more comfortable with diversity than ever before." |
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