Has Mark Hoban just become the first victim of the New Labour landmines? He was asked on
the Today Programme whether the Treasury had conducted a formal study assessing the impact of the cuts on ethnic
minorities. Hoban was speechless – as well you might be. But the assessment, he was told, is required under Harriet Harman’s Equalities Act.

A New Labour landmine detonates

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