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Not a black and white issue

Updated on 21 April 2008

By Channel 4 News

Are some councils fostering division by allowing the separate use of facilities for ethnic or religious groups?

What would you think if you saw a sign saying "Whites only badminton"? Smacks of apartheid, doesn't it?

But is a black-only session OK? And what about swimming sessions reserved for Muslim men or orthodox Jewish women?

This weekend the head of the Equality Commission, Trevor Phillips, warned of a "cold war" in which "very separate communities exist side by side... with poor communication across ethnic or religious lines".

More4 News has been looking at whether a small number of councils, by allowing or encouraging separate use of facilities, could be fostering division.

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