Budget 2015 hits BME groups twice as hard

Racial inequality is likely to be worsened after cuts in the Chancellor's budget take effect

The Runnymede Trust's analysis of the Budget 2015 found that four million minority ethnic people could be made worse off due to a range of budget measures that have a negative and disproportionate impact on BME people.

The report’s author, Dr Omar Khan, director of the Runnymede Trust, says that even taking into account the rising national minimum wage, BME people will be left with less money, and this could increase racial inequality.

Runnymede's analysis sparked a national debate and you can see some of the coverage on the RaceCard blog

Read the budget analysis here



Watch this space: The School Report 2015

Race, Education and Inequality in Contemporary Britain

In September we will be publishing a collection of papers that explore school cultures, curricula, rates of pupil achievement, teacher training and classroom practices, and offer provocative and revealing insights into our secondary education system 'at work'.

This collection will raise important questions about the way that discourses about educational success both work to exclude and marginalise some pupils, whilst simultaneously (but often only temporarily) privileging others. It will insist, furthermore, that educational success for minority ethnic groups also needs to address broader issues that affect not just children themselves but broader minority ethnic families and communities.

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What should we do as a nation to ensure racial equality for all?

Commemorating the Magna Carta and 1965 Race Relations Act

On Wednesday 29th July, Runnymede held a major conference, in partnership with the Centre for the Political Economies of International Commerce, commemorating the twin anniversaries of the sealing of the Magna Carta and the 1965 Race Relations Act.

Our distinguished panel of speakers were joined by a lively and engaged audience who called for further policy and civil society pressure to make the principles of equality a reality in 21st century Britain for Black and minority ethnic people, and for everyone.

You can read the Honourable Mr Justice Singh's keynote address, What The Magna Carta and First Race Relations Act Mean To Us Today, here.



The challenge of diversity and (in)visibility in Public Service Broadcasting

Addressing the misrepresentation and under-representation of UK's cultural diversity in the media

It is the responsibility of the BBC and other public service broadcasters to represent diversity and alternative viewpoints. As the BBC faces one of its most substantial reviews in a generation,  Dr Myria Georgia explores why the BBC is failing to represent the lives of diverse groups of people and communities in the UK and what it needs to do to change.

Read the article in full here



Runnymede trustee named one of the most influential women in sport

Michelle Moore, a trustee at Runnymede, has been named as one of the most influential women in sport

The Independent profiled the top 50 women in sport and Moore was listed as one of “the ones to watch in the fast lane” heading for the top 50.

The Independent said:

Moore is passionate about sport as a tool for social change. She is a trustee for the Runnymede Trust (the UK’s leading race equality thinktank); holds a number of executive positions, including at the Black Cultural Archives and Connie Henry’s Track Academy; and advises the Women’s Sport Trust on diversity. Her consultancy company, Moore Development, provides event management, executive coaching and mentoring.

Read the article in full here