December 20, 2025
Ealing London Borough Council v Race Relations Board [1971] UKHL 3
Ealing Council refused to place Mr Zesko, a Polish national, on their housing waiting list because he was not a British subject. The House of Lords held that discrimination based on present nationality was not the same as discrimination on 'national origins' under the Race Relations Act 1968, and thus was not unlawful under the Act. Facts Ealing London Borough Council maintained a rule requiring applicants for their housing waiting list to be British subjects within the meaning of the British Nationality Act 1948. Mr Zesko, a Polish national of excellent character and war record, applied for housing in 1966
