Racism is “alive and kicking” in British policing, MPs have been told as part of an inquiry into It comes 21 years since the landmark Macpherson report into the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence which identified institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police and other British forces.
Nick Glynn, a retired senior police officer, told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee: “Racism is alive and kicking in policing. “These things are happening on a daily basis and we are kidding ourselves if we think that since the Stephen Lawrence report’s recommendations we have made massive progress.” The influential committee heard from a range of experts about the enduring problems of racism within police forces.