They found that between the two census in 2001 and 2011 100,000 ethnic minority people left London for other parts of England and Wales. But they stayed within areas that already had established minority communities.
Trevor said britain is in denial
Trevor Phillips, the former head of the equalities watchdog, said Britain has become a “colour coded society”.
He has launched a study into the way races move around England and Wales with think-tank Demos.
Phillips, who was chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: “We’ve been in denial on this issue for far too long.
“This research reveals that we have yet to face up to the risk that we are drifting into a colour-coded society.
“The next generation’s natural desire to do the right thing for their families is leading to a new kind of social division – what you might call comfort-zone segregation. The consequences are to set communities against each other and to build educational and economic division into our society.”
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