Unpacking Critical Race Theory (CRT) and exploring why it has become a focus in politics across the US and the UK, White Lies uses CRT to expose the systemic racism that shapes education. It charts the coordinated campaigns - involving think tanks, mainstream media and politicians - that have tried to silence antiracism in the wake of George Floyd''s murder and ''Black Lives Matter''.
Each chapter is devoted to exposing a key -white lie- by examining the evidence that shows how the interests of white people continue to occupy centre stage and block movement towards a more equitable education for all. Gillborn establishes how the public debates, shaped by misinformation and ''white lies'', sustain race inequity and portray antiracism as a threat to freedom and justice. Key controversies are dissected and debunked, including:
- the extensive and coordinated anti-CRT campaigns in the US and the UK;
- the use of racial gaslighting to undermine
