Blossom, please pay attention. Trevor Phillips made a statement “There is an underclass of black youth in the UK” He gave his reasons why he concluded that. If you’re interested you can read about it in the links I provided. I found his comments credible at the time and very relevant to this thread.
I think if we are to debate today, about blacks, crime and prison, then Trevor Phillips’ comments are fundamental, and could, possibly should be used as a reference point.
It’s difficult to understand the situation in Palestine today if one is ignorant of the wars of 67 & 73.
There is plenty of more recent evidence that a young black man is more likely to be imprisoned for similar crime as his white peers. etc.
Yes, no doubt.
But it seems to me Trevor was the first to really encapsulate and isolate the key issues, and present them to the public in a serious, credible and respectable manner.
It would have been very difficult for a white man to make that statement without it appearing racist.
I believe Trevor Phillips some years ago, 2005, made some very important comments on these issues raised regarding crime and race, and as to the reasons behind it.
Trevor Phillips who was at the time Head of Commission for Racial Equality declared there is an “Underclass of black youth in the UK” and set about explaining his statement.