In a landmark speech, [John] Denham said substantial progress had been made on race equality since the Macpherson report 10 years ago and it was time for a more sophisticated approach that recognised that disadvantage was also tied up with class and poverty... Denham said it was important to recognise the importance of class and socio-economic status on people's lives.
I find 'also tied up with class' here a little odd. I mean, disadvantage is also tied up with class, but more than that, disadvantage is ineliminable within an economic system that depends on there being classes and, by its operation, reproduces these. As I've argued before, a certain amount can be done to minimize that kind of disadvantage by trying to ensure that there are no formal barriers standing in the way of educational achievement, professional advance, access to public office and so forth; but if there are substantial inequalities of resources in a society, such that some own little or nothing more than themselves and their personal belongings, whereas others own substantial wealth, then there will be disadvantages due to class. (Thanks: E.)