Ethnic minorities are still up to nine times more likely to be stopped and searched by police in Britain, according to new Government research.
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Telegraph on 15th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
THE Welsh Assembly Government was attacked yesterday for failing to put people from ethnic minorities in leadership positions.
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WalesOnline on 29th Jul 2008 (via walesonline.co.uk)
The number of recruits from ethnic minorities to British police forces has almost halved in the past five years, amid concern about discrimination in the service.
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TheIndependent on 23rd Nov 2008 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
Commenting on today’s Public Accounts Committee report on increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said: "Labour’s welfare policies have been neglecting hard to reach groups for a decade and ethnic minorities are sadly no different. This situation is dramatically worse for ethnic minority women. "The training ...
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LibDems on 17th Jul 2008 (via libdems.org.uk)
So reports The Guardian: Racism is still stopping Britain’s ethnic minorities from entering the best-paid professions despite them having a stronger work ethic and greater drive than white Britons, a report released tomorrow claims. The report, funded by the government and compiled by charity Business in the Community, whose president is Prince Charles, says too many ethnic minority
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 16th Jun 2010 (via libdemvoice.org)
Quotas have been covertly introduced to the honours system by the Government so that more women and members of ethnic minorities are decorated by the Queen.
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Telegraph on 11th Jul 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
After the problems it had with troublesome ethnic minorities in the run up to the Olympics, the Chinese regime has decided that all children must be taught Ethnic Unity. According to a government website, the classes will teach children to "recognise the superiority of our government and Communist Party's ethnic policies" and will give them "a basic awareness of the vital nature of 'encouraging...
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PubPhilosopher on 16th Dec 2008 (via pubphilosopher.blogs.com)
Women face a greater challenge in achieving fair representation in Parliament than ethnic minorities a survey of parliamentary candidates has suggested.
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Telegraph on 6th Nov 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Mark Isherwood AM highlights concerns over low levels of ethnic minority staff working for Labour-Plaid administration.
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ConservativeParty on 28th Jul 2008 (via conservatives.com)