It’s time for action on racial inequality from the government. We’ve talked long enough

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So far, we’ve seen nothing from the government that suggests they are focused on getting to grips with this and tackling the stark inequalities which this pandemic has highlighted. The Public Health England report into health inequalities was widely criticised for not going far enough, the new racial commission promised by the government leaves much be to be desired, and recommendations from government reports over a number of years are left untouched. Today’s new analysis from Labour highlights that inner city areas with much higher than average Bame populations are among the highest for take-up of furlough and therefore more vulnerable to redundancy. It’s not enough for policymakers to know that ethnic inequalities exist – we need to honestly confront how inequalities at all levels of society have come to exist and the intersectional impact it has on each ethnic group.