Partha Kar: Talk is cheap. The NHS needs anti-racist action, not empty words or virtue signalling

The race riots that broke out recently in the UK were horrific, brought on by Islamophobia coupled with the far right pushing a narrative that scapegoats immigrants as the reason for all the UK’s woes. Whatever the underlying politics, reasons, and narrative, one thing was certain: it was one of the first times that I’ve thought twice about a trip to London because of the colour of my skin—or asked my children to stay at home when social media flagged far right marches in Portsmouth.However, we must balance these events with what then transpired. The masses of people who came out against the hateful ones was heartwarming to see—a reminder of what this country seemed to stand for before the divisions of Brexit were sown by a few at the expense of many. Amid the riots and counterprotests it was fascinating to see the response of the NHS as a…
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