Were you as surprised as I  was when the Sewell report was launched? No systemic racism in GB was the leaked theme of the report.  Like all these reports, there is more in the detail, and I would recommend a close reading. I was struck by one of the anomalies, if there is no systemic racism, then why recommend more funding to the EHRC in England?

Many of the activists' reactions reflected my sense of puzzlement as to how some of these conclusions were phrased and how much of the media handling reflected some political aspiration that a more upbeat narrative about Black and Ethnic minorities' success in society was required in the political storyline.

I had prepared an earlier