| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Social policy and social theory series |
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Social policy and social theory series.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 The Commission for Racial Equality / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 2 The Race Relations Act 1976: The Background / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 3 The Race Relations Act 1976: Provisions and Effects / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 4 The CRE--Duties and Powers / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 5 The CRE in Action / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 6 Political and Economic Planning (PEP) and Race Relations / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 7 Education and the CRE / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 8 Employment and the CRE / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 9 Housing and the CRE / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 10 Publicity and the CRE / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 11 Libraries / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 12 Freedom of Association / Ray Honeyford -- chapter 13 Concluding Thoughts / Ray Honeyford |
| Summary |
"In the United Kingdom, as in the United States, race relations are surrounded with taboos defined by the politically correct concepts of what Ray Honeyford calls the race relations lobby. This lobby, championed by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) has a vested interest in depicting the United Kingdom as a society rotten with endemic racism, and its ethnic minorities as victims doomed to failure. An outgrowth of the Race Relations Act of 1976, the Commission was founded in response to worthy concerns about race and patterned after its American prototype, the Congress of Racial Equality. Its constant demands for increased powers have only increased with the coming into power of the New Labour Party. That makes Ray Honeyford's critique all the more urgent. Honeyford exposes the policies and practices of the Commission to public view, encouraging informed debate about its need to exist. The CRE possesses considerable legal powers--powers which seriously undermine the great freedoms of association, contract, and speech as-sociated with the United Kingdom. Without denying the presence of racial prejudice, Honeyford shows that the picture of the United Kingdom as a divisive nation is a serious misrepresentation. Placing the CRE in its historical and political context, Honeyford outlines its powers, and analyzes its formal investigations in the fields of education, employment, and housing. He also examines its publicity machine and its effect on public and educational libraries. He points out the danger of uncritically replicating the American experience. According to Honeyford, Americans have replaced a melting-pot notion of society, with all citizens loyal to a national ideal, with a "tossed-salad" concept which encourages the creation of self-conscious, separate, and aggressive ethnic groups, each claiming special access to the public purse, and having little regard for national cohesion and individual liberties."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 7, 2017) |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Commission for Racial Equality.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Commission for Racial Equality fast |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Great Britain -- Social conditions
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Equality -- Great Britain
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Equality
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Ethnic relations
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Minorities -- Social conditions
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Race relations
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007006281
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Great Britain -- Ethnic relations
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351290548 |
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1351290541 |
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9781351290562 |
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1351290568 |
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