Dizzee Rascal name-checked in government’s controversial new race report
nme.comDizzee Rascal has received a mention in a new government-commissioned report which controversially found that the UK “no longer” had a system that is rigged against ethnic minorities.The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities instead claims that factors such as social class and family structures were far bigger factors than race on people’s lives.It was set up in the wake of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests across the UK last summer, but its report, which was published yesterday (March 31) has faced criticism from campaigners.In the foreword of the report, Dizzee Rascal’s performance of ‘Bonkers’ at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics was cited as an example of how an “Open Britain” currently exists.“We saw an array of people and.
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