A Bradford-based charity has claimed that a review of 20 years of government policies to increase social mobility overlooks the challenges facing Britain's Muslim communities.
The Time for Change report, published on Wednesday (28 June), shows that inequalities between income groups, generations and geographical areas are growing. But Bradford’s QED Foundation says the Social Mobility Commission analysis fails to address the barriers to progress faced by the country's most disadvantaged religious groups.
The charity says that, excluding students, the rate of unemployment for Muslims is double that of the general population. It adds that many communities live in post-industrial areas of the North and Midlands with fewer opportunities for progress.
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