Nasar Meer, a professor of social and political sciences at the University of Glasgow, has written an opinion piece for the Guardian today on routinely disclosing the ethnicity of police suspects. Supporters say more “transparency” will prevent malign forces from flourishing – but the argument is profoundly flawed, he writes:

Sharing suspects’ ethnicity won’t stop all instances of disinformation, says minister – UK politics live
August 13, 2025