Plus, 'don't call me BAME'
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| Boris Johnson will promise to "build back better" as he unveils plans to spend billions of pounds to mitigate the economic impact of coronavirus later. He will say it's an opportunity "to tackle this country's great unresolved challenges" with investment in hospitals, schools and homes to create jobs and stimulate growth. The PM is likening his "new deal" to that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who led the US out of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Our environment analyst says some feel, though, that it isn't the bold green recovery package that had been trailed - road building still features prominently and there's no mention of a home insulation revolution, for example. Other critics have dismissed it as a rehash of manifesto pledges, and it's unclear how much of the money had already been allocated before the pandemic. Just what effect has the crisis had on the global economy? Our visual guide has all the key numbers. | |
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| | | | | The term "BAME" has been growing in prominence in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and a report into the backgrounds of those at higher risk of dying with Covid-19. But many people say it does more harm than good. Student Tosin Attah, 20, from the West Midlands, first heard it at university, but she would never use it about herself, likening it to the word "coloured". "I mean, it was a white term, if we're being honest," she says. "White people made it so they don't have to say 'black', because they feel weird saying black for some reason." | |
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| | Nora Fakim and Cecilia Macaulay | BBC News | |
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| | | | Many papers speculate about what has driven the surge in coronavirus cases in Leicester. Sources cite to the Daily Mirror the reopening of the textile industry in late April. The Times highlights the city's ethnic diversity, with several generations often living together under one roof, while the Sun says there are language barriers, high levels of diabetes and poverty among people from Indian and Asian backgrounds, putting them at higher risk. Several papers also discuss draft plans for reopening schools in England in September, after they were leaked to the Huffington Post. The Daily Telegraph highlights a "slimmed down" curriculum, designed to allow pupils more time to focus on core subjects such as English and maths. Finally, the Financial Times is sceptical about Boris Johnson's attempt to liken himself to Roosevelt. It says FDR's New Deal spawned mega-projects such as the Hoover Dam - while the prime minister's list of priorities includes repairing a bridge in Sandwell. | |
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