The Runnymede Trust report argues that although economic background is the best indicator of life chances the debate on the white working class has been skewed to focus on race.
The report, Who Cares about the White Working Class?, claims this results in a "policy of divide" that pits one disadvantaged educational group against another. The report says: "We have a bizarre situation of a scramble to represent a particular category as the most under-privileged when all working class groups across gender and ethnicity need extra resources and critical attention."
Rob Berkeley, director of the Runnymede Trust, said: "We don't believe white people face discrimination because of their race. There are particular challenges facing white working class boys and girls, particularly in education, but this doesn't mean the challenges facing minority ethnic children, particularly African-Caribbean children, are any less great."
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