“And then it clicked”

“And then it clicked”

A groundbreaking report on the experience by Black women of sexual harassment in the workplace was released by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on the 27th November 2024. The author of the report, Carol Freguson the Equality and Strategy support officer at the TUC worked tirelessly in putting the report together. The report sets out…

ROTA’s response to Renters Rights Bill
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ROTA’s response to Renters Rights Bill

We, the Board and Staff of Race on the Agenda (ROTA) note that the Impact Assessment of the Renters’ Rights Bill addresses rental discrimination against tenants receiving benefits or having children. The Bill rightly seeks to make it unlawful for landlords to discriminate on these grounds. However, it is crucial to emphasise that discrimination based…

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ROTA Policy Positions on the Government’s ‘Five Missions’ 

While we support key government priorities such as equitable economic growth, clean energy, public safety, and healthcare reform, we emphasise the need for targeted action to address longstanding racial disparities across these areas. This includes protecting frontline services, addressing housing inequality, ensuring environmental justice, and promoting equitable reform in policing, education, and healthcare. Our recommendations…

ROTA’s Response to Islamophobic comments from Lee Anderson

ROTA’s Response to Islamophobic comments from Lee Anderson

The deeply Islamophobic comments from former Conservative ministers Lee Anderson and Suella Braverman over the past week are only the latest in a campaign of racist, hateful rhetoric from some British politicians. From Boris Johnson’s highly offensive comparison of Muslim women to ‘letterboxes’, to Suella Braverman’s likening of refugees in small boats to an ‘invasion’,…