A Prime Minister

We dont need equality impact assessments bc & #39;smart ppl in Whitehall& #39; wd never deliberately create inequalities

(then came Windrush)

An Equalities Minister

We don& #39;t need equality impact assessments on Covid-19 bc publishing them would have a & #39;chilling effect& #39;

The public sector duty emerged from 2000 race relations amendment act, which was a wider govt response to the institutional racism & policy failings identified in the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report

It remains a necessary tool, but has instead been weakened & called & #39;red tape& #39;

Empirically & morally racism, sexism, disablism are amg most serious constraints on ppl& #39;s liberty - where to live, work, educate children

Being instead focused on how measures to address these unfreedoms are the major problem doesnt suggest a principled commitment to liberty