Bailey, Desmond creator Jones, Adrian text xu| 2001 continuing ng p.1-18 Equalities work in local authorities has traditionally been impaired by `fadism'. Major events have led to flurries of activity, but the real concern is whether this activity is sustainable once the initial impetus dies away. Do real changes take place in the way services are provided to (or in the types of service provided for) Britain's Black and minority ethnic communities or is it a merely a case of `window dressing'. This article looks at the current policy environment within which race equalities issues are located. It supports this task using the empirical case study of the London Borough of Camden in its recent attempt to account for its own performance around equality of opportunity. - Reproduced Local government Local Government Studies 180718