Letter:Racism is still an issue
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Sir: It was refreshing to read the pertinent piece by Yasmin Alibhai- Brown on race. The Race Relations Act largely eradicated overt racism in Britain, but this is now replaced with the practice of "lace curtain racism".
A European race relations policy is required to combat the growth of racism and xenophobia in all the member states of the European Union. An amendment to the Maastricht Treaty is an important prerequisite of this. As "race" was not included in the original Treaty of Rome, there is no democratic control over racism by the European Parliament, administrative control by the European Commission, or indeed any judicial control by the European Court of Justice.
TARA MUKHERJEE
President,
EU Migrants' Forum
Brussels
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments