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Racism is still stopping Britain’s ethnic minorities from entering the best-paid professions

By Mark Pack | Wed 16th June 2010 - 9:20 am

So reports The Guardian:

Racism is still stopping Britain’s ethnic minorities from entering the best-paid professions despite them having a stronger work ethic and greater drive than white Britons, a report released tomorrow claims.

The report, funded by the government and compiled by charity Business in the Community, whose president is Prince Charles, says too many ethnic minority Britons feel prestige jobs in the law, banking, media and politics are closed to them.

It finds “blatant racism”, including taunts about being terrorists, is still closing doors and warns that the government and business must take tougher action.

For the study,

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