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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Carson Beale

Racism Epidemic Sweeps Britain: NHS Staff, Teachers and Retail Workers Face Record Levels of Abuse

Across different job fields, the UK is seeing an increase in both structural and interpersonal racism. (Credit: Pexels)

The UK is experiencing a deepening crisis of racial abuse and discrimination across a broad range of sectors. New data shows a sharp rise in racist incidents within healthcare, retail, transport, education, and policing.

Far from being isolated episodes, these figures point to a systemic pattern of hostility directed at ethnic minority workers and service users alike—highlighting what campaigners describe as a national failure to confront institutional racism.

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