Campaigners praise improvement since 2017, but warn that some sectors show zero progress or ‘glacial’ change
• Colour of Power report: who are the new BAME figures in top UK jobs?
The number of people from ethnic minority backgrounds in prominent public positions has more than doubled in the past four years, according to analysis from an influential campaign group.
There were 73 black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) faces in the UK’s top political, public, cultural and media sectors on 23 July 2021, according to data collated by Operation Black Vote (OBV). This is more than twice the 36 public figures found by the same campaigners in 2017.
