The UK Government published its controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report on March 31. Health experts writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) say that the report is "divorced from reality" and that its attempts to undermine scientific findings will put "lives at risk". The report claims that, although overt racism exists, there are no systemic disadvantages in the UK against people from minority ethnic backgrounds. The 258-page report also argues that family structure and social class are the key drivers of life outcomes, saying that people from minority backgrounds often do better than their white peers. However, the BMJ piece argues that the report is presenting falsehoods, saying its “methodology and language, its lack of scientific expertise, and the well-known opinions of its authors make it more suitable as a political manifesto”.