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Racism in the military appearing with ‘increasing and depressing frequency’

RACISM in the armed forces is appearing with “increasing and depressing frequency,” its official ombudsman warned today.

Nicola Williams, the service complaints ombudsman for the armed forces, called on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to do more to tackle racism among service personnel.

She said: “I would absolutely say the army and the armed forces have issues with racism which need to be tackled.”

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