Thread by @greenbenali

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 1:

“British citizens from ethnic minority backgrounds have to send, on average, 60% more job applications to get a positive response” bbc.com/news/uk-469274…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 2:

“Despite reforms, black people are nine times more likely than white people to be checked for drugs.” theguardian.com/law/2018/oct/1…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 3:

“Exclusion rates for black Caribbean students in English schools are up to six times higher than those of their white peers in some local authorities.” theguardian.com/education/2021…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 4:

“Black and minority ethnic offenders are far more likely to be sent to prison for drug offences than other defendants.” theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/j…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 5:

“Some Russell Group unis are three times more likely to award a white student a first.” thetab.com/uk/2020/06/17/…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 6:

“The Home Office broke equalities law when it introduced its hostile environment immigration measures, a critical report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has concluded.” theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/n…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 7:

“The Home Office kept a secret list of suspect nationalities automatically given a ‘Red’ traffic-light risk score – people of these nationalities were likely to be denied a visa.” foxglove.org.uk/news/home-offi…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 8:

A reminder that denying institutional racism is longstanding

"A report that concluded the Home Office was “institutionally racist” over its “hostile environment” policy towards migrants has been toned down." thetimes.co.uk/article/home-o…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 9:

"More than a dozen Conservative councillors who were suspended over posting Islamophobic or racist content online...have had their membership quietly reinstated" theguardian.com/politics/2019/…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 10:

“the study found that black students are most likely to have their grades not just mispredicted, but underpredicted.” independent.co.uk/voices/coronav…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 11:

"Black and ethnic minority staff in the NHS are more than twice as likely to face discrimination at work compared to their white colleagues." opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/negl…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 12:

The Coalition brought in illegal fees for tribunals. Limiting workers access to justice, particularly in the face of workplace racism bbc.co.uk/news/uk-407274…

Institutional Racism exists.

Part 13:

"Black people are detained significantly longer than white people inside the UK’s immigration detention system, prompting fresh claims of “institutional racism." theguardian.com/politics/2020/…