If you’re white, male and poor enough to qualify for a free meal at school then you face the toughest challenge when starting out in life.
That’s what the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said in “the most comprehensive review ever carried out on progress towards greater equality in Britain”.
The suggestion is because white male poor pupils do worse at school their chances of getting good jobs is reduced.
The EHRC, an organisation set up to get rid of discrimination, defines anyone who qualifies for a free school meal as poor.