The government has made sure its new racism report is of no use whatsoever

The way the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission report has been released tells us nothing about racism in Britain – and everything about the government.

By Ailbhe Rea

Boris Johnson with political advisor Munira Mirza, who set up the Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission. (Photo By: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

The Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission, established by Boris Johnson last year, publishes its much-anticipated report this morning at 11.30am.

That is worth emphasising. This high-profile, 264-page report has not yet, at the time of writing, been published, but it dominates the news cycle this morning, after an 800-word summary was released to the press in some rather cynical news management, as colleagues across the media have been quick to note.