David Isaac Equalities chief bids farewell after four ‘momentous’ years

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Why has the EHRC chair departed? Because, he says, it’s time for action, not foot-dragging, and he is now out of step with his government bosses
“The last four years have felt pretty momentous,” says David Isaac, who left his position as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on Saturday. “There’s Brexit, there’s the pandemic, there’s Grenfell, Windrush, #MeToo, and George Floyd and Black Lives Matter.”
Not to mention the commission’s unprecedented investigations into allegations of antisemitism within the Labour party and the Home Office’s hostile environment immigration policy, the results of which are pending. Continue reading...

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