When being colourblind backfires

Is the government's new directive that public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race, a championing of equity - or has it just removed a vital tool from decision-makers?

Public services must now be determined on need, not race. But in the health sector, experts say the biggest determination of need is ethnicity.…

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