9pm - 10:25pm Channel 4 "This provocative, tangled essay by Trevor Phillips, a former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, might more catchily have been titled Political Correctness Gone Mad. His thesis is that we’ve been so keen to eradicate racist views from society that we’ve become reluctant to discuss race at all, with dire results. Two examples he gives are the slowness to confront Rotherham’s Asian child-abuse gangs, and the rise of Ukip, whose voters feel insulted when their concerns about immigration are dismissed as bigotry. A visit to the Ukip conference ends with a short but revealing interview with Nigel Farage. Phillips seems to have more thoughts on these issues than he can jam into a coherent hour of TV, but he intends to spark debate and he surely will. ABOUT THIS PROGRAMME Trevor Phillips, deputy chair of the board of the National Equality Standard, argues that while much of the work of those in the `equality movement' has changed Britain for the better, there may be serious and unwanted consequences that could undermine their achievements. In this documentary, he confronts uncomfortable truths about racial stereotypes, asks UKIP leader Nigel Farage whether the attempt to embrace a multi-ethnic Britain has led directly to the rise of his party, and talks to Tony Blair about how work begun by New Labour to promote diversity could be brought back on track."
