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Britain's own problem with racial inequality

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While the shocking scenes of police brutality in the United States aren't often mirrored here, a less overt undercurrent of inequality flows through society.

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Black people are arrested at more than three times the rate of white people in England and Wales, 32 people per 1,000 compared to nine per 1,000 last year.

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This has also been true during the Covid-19 crisis with black people more likely to be fined or arrested by the Metropolitan Police for breaching lockdown rules.

#BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterUK

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced systemic inequalities to the fore

The ONS calculated that Black people are more than four times as likely to die from the disease compared to their white counterparts on an age-adjusted model.

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Data shows that police in the UK is disproportionately using stop and search against Black people.

Despite a drop in previous years, stop and search is on the rise again, after @pritipatel announced an expansion of 'no suspicion' searches to tackle the knife crime epidemic.
Economic and social inequalities are also still prevalent in UK

The avg Black household is significantly less wealthy than white British ones, with those in the Black African ethnic group nine times less wealthy

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Although Black students are over-represented at university compared to their share of the population, there are still barriers in British society.

The proportion of Black employees in the top quartile of earners is the second-lowest for any ethnic group recorded by the ONS.
The #BlackLivesMatter protest has reignited a global debate over racism in society and the UK is not innocent, with an ignominious history of racial divisions.

@DominicGilbert and @Patrick_E_Scott take a closer look at the data

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🔴 Boris Johnson says the NHS Test and Trace system "clearly relies on everyone playing their part".

"We need you to get a test if you have coronavirus symptoms... there is plenty of capacity and everyone with symptoms is eligible."

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📊 The Prime Minister provides a quick overview of the data:

🔹 171,829 tests carried out yesterday

🔹 1,871 people have tested positive

🔹 7,485 people are in hospital with #Covid19, down 16% compared to this time last week

🔹 Sadly 359 people have died
🛬 Boris Johnson says that quarantine for international travellers will help stop a second peak.

The Prime Minister adds that the UK will explore the possibility of international corridors with countries that have low levels of transmission
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🔴Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover

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🔴 Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing

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🔴 Antonia Staats, 38, travelled across London from her south London home to spend time with the government scientist, nicknamed Professor Lockdown

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*THREAD*

😷Men are worse affected than women
😷Elderly are more likely to suffer
😷Those with underlying health issues are vulnerable
😷BAME are disproportionately represented among critically ill patients

What about #COVID19 patients who are obese? Let's talk about it 👇
Data from the first 2204 Covid ICU admissions show 73% were overweight

Carrying more visceral weight:
🔴Puts pressure on the lungs

🔴Causes the immune system to dysfunction

🔴Instigate the cytokine storm that floods lungs causing pneumonia-like complications #covid19
🇬🇧 The UK is the sixth most obese country in the world.

🇰🇷 South Korea is at the bottom of the table and has a far lower death rate from Covid-19

Is it time for the government to tackle obesity head on?

#covid19 #coronavirus

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