The meaning of woke

School chief urges headteachers to challenge anyone who criticises young people for ‘wokeness’

A government-commissioned review into racism appears to have further polarised opinion on race and ethnicity in the UK.

The 258-page report, published yesterday by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, found no evidence of institutional racism in the country and ventured that the UK should be held up as a beacon for other white-majority nations.

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