Reports of the death of diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) have been grossly exaggerated. DEI still threatens to undermine equality of opportunity in Britain, as well as suggesting we are not focusing enough on genuine barriers to social mobility.

The UK Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council’s recently published fourth annual update to its Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy is a case in point. As well as orchestrating a peculiar scheme which entails junior legal professionals from ‘under-represented groups’ mentoring a judge (with a strong focus on ‘diversity and inclusion’), it sets out objectives such as supporting an ‘inclusive and respectful’ culture. Part of this includes the replacement of historic artworks to ‘enable a more accurate and modern re

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