A New Statesman -most anticipated title of the year- 2022-Compelling.- David Lammy MPA powerful intervention roundly debunking the myth of progress in racial equality - particularly in the workplace - and offering a blueprint for the future.Have you ever wondered why, as Britain becomes more diverse, so many of our leaders come from the same narrow pool? Can it be acceptable in 2023 that there are no ethnic minority chief constables, only one CEO in the top 50 NHS Trusts and no permanent secretaries in the civil service?Nazir Afzal knows what it-s like to break the glass ceiling, challenge prejudice and shake up predominantly white institutions. Born in Birmingham to first generation Pakistani immigrants, he was the first Muslim to be appointed as a Chief Crown Prosecutor and the most senior Muslim lawyer in the Crown Prosecution Service.His insights into the UK-s relationship with race and power have driven him to demand answers to an age old question around Britain-s diversity failin
