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15 June 2020updated 25 Jul 2021 10:49am

The 375 government recommendations Boris Johnson could use instead of launching yet another commission on inequality

Add up the unrealised recommendations from previous commissions and it becomes clear how effective they really are.

By Anoosh Chakelian

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: People protest during a Black Lives Matter rally in Newington Green on June 13, 2020 in London, England. Black Lives Matter Rallies continue across the UK following the death on 25 May 2020 of an African American man, George Floyd, while in the custody of Minneapolis police. His death sparked protests across the United States as well as demonstrations of solidarity in many countries around the world. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Nestled in a bloviating, throat-clearing thousand-word Telegraph column about Winston Churchill, Boris Johnson has announced a commission on racial inequality:

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