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Post by brexitcrusader83 on Oct 24, 2022 17:48:18 GMT
Personally I couldn't give a flying flamingo if they are male, female, black, white, gay, lesbian or religion or nationality as long as they can DO THE DAMN JOB!
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Post by The Squeezed Middle on Oct 24, 2022 19:16:44 GMT
Nor does anyone else apart from rabid lefties.
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Post by see2 on Oct 24, 2022 20:17:08 GMT
Labour clearly don't believe in equality/diversity etc. other than as a weapon to create societal division. The fascists. A right-wing Tory type calling Labour "fascist" is just about the funniest thing I have read today  |
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Post by see2 on Oct 24, 2022 20:18:37 GMT
Nor does anyone else apart from rabid lefties. And rabid Righties  |
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Post by see2 on Oct 24, 2022 20:24:55 GMT
Isn't there something about electing the best person for the job? Clearly the Conservatives haven't been taking reality seriously of late. LOL - this from a Party that introduced all women shortlists.. For a one off special I believe. Nope it's from me personally I don't speak for the Labour Party. I did expect that I might receive some smart-mouthing immature remarks from some Righties |
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Post by Bentley on Oct 24, 2022 20:44:02 GMT
Sir Starmer seems to be happy with a bloke bring on an ‘ all women short list’. A caller to LBC asked Starmer during his appearance on Nick Ferrari’s Monday (24 October) show if he supports all-women shortlists during elections, and if Izzard – who uses she/her pronouns – would be placed on one when she runs for office. While Starmer repeatedly said he would not comment on “individuals” and did not reference Izzard, he seemed to support the trans community during the segment, claiming that some trans people go through a “huge amount of stress” in order to receive the healthcare they need. The Labour leader added that while he claims “99.9 per cent” of women are cisgender, he would not “put to one side” the fact that some people “struggle” with their gender identity. “We should be compassionate and we should recognise that we already have a law in place for gender recognition, that needs to be modernised,” he told Ferrari. www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/24/keir-starmer-eddie-izzard-labour-trans-all-women-shortlist/ |
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Post by Pacifico on Oct 24, 2022 21:18:29 GMT
LOL - this from a Party that introduced all women shortlists.. For a one off special I believe. Nope it's from me personally I don't speak for the Labour Party. I did expect that I might receive some smart-mouthing immature remarks from some Righties one off or a general rule - how does that allow 'the best person for the job'? I'd suggest you put your own house in order before lecturing anyone else. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 21:24:52 GMT
In the year in which I was born - 1960 - out of 623 Conservative and Labour MPs, 25 were female
Ten years later in 1970, out of 618 Conservative and Labour MPs, the figure remained at just 25 female MPs
Even in the 1990s, women constituted less than 10% of all MPs, and it WAS NOT because women were not good enough, or that not enough women wanted to be MPs, it was because of outdated attitudes.
Anyone who opposes Positive Discrimination to address the obvious inbalances is failing to understand the problem, and to understand HOW you fix the inbalance.
I am, and always have been an advocate of quota's, because it has been a necessary means to fix a situation which has been wrong, and wrong due to old fashioned prejudices.
Same with police officers from ethnic backgrounds, positive discrimination would not be necessary if outdated, racist attitudes had not prevailed.
Our Parliament, our Judiciary, the police, and all areas of society should reflect our society.
It was in 1947 that black British subjects and black British overseas subjects became eligable to join the police, particularly those that had fought in uniform during the Second World War, yet it was 1967 before the first black recruit was taken on.
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Post by Bentley on Oct 24, 2022 21:43:13 GMT
In the year in which I was born - 1960 - out of 623 Conservative and Labour MPs, 25 were female Ten years later in 1970, out of 618 Conservative and Labour MPs, the figure remained at just 25 female MPs Even in the 1990s, women constituted less than 10% of all MPs, and it WAS NOT because women were not good enough, or that not enough women wanted to be MPs, it was because of outdated attitudes. Anyone who opposes Positive Discrimination to address the obvious inbalances is failing to understand the problem, and to understand HOW you fix the inbalance. I am, and always have been an advocate of quota's, because it has been a necessary means to fix a situation which has been wrong, and wrong due to old fashioned prejudices. Same with police officers from ethnic backgrounds, positive discrimination would not be necessary if outdated, racist attitudes had not prevailed. Our Parliament, our Judiciary, the police, and all areas of society should reflect our society. It was in 1947 that black British subjects and black British overseas subjects became eligable to join the police, particularly those that had fought in uniform during the Second World War, yet it was 1967 before the first black recruit was taken on. Indeed . The recruitment of women and ethnic minorities has helped make the police service what it is today….. |
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Post by Pacifico on Oct 24, 2022 21:56:32 GMT
Indeed . The recruitment of women and ethnic minorities has helped make the police service what it is today….. very droll.. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 24, 2022 22:13:16 GMT
In the year in which I was born - 1960 - out of 623 Conservative and Labour MPs, 25 were female Ten years later in 1970, out of 618 Conservative and Labour MPs, the figure remained at just 25 female MPs Even in the 1990s, women constituted less than 10% of all MPs, and it WAS NOT because women were not good enough, or that not enough women wanted to be MPs, it was because of outdated attitudes. Anyone who opposes Positive Discrimination to address the obvious inbalances is failing to understand the problem, and to understand HOW you fix the inbalance. I am, and always have been an advocate of quota's, because it has been a necessary means to fix a situation which has been wrong, and wrong due to old fashioned prejudices. Same with police officers from ethnic backgrounds, positive discrimination would not be necessary if outdated, racist attitudes had not prevailed. Our Parliament, our Judiciary, the police, and all areas of society should reflect our society. It was in 1947 that black British subjects and black British overseas subjects became eligable to join the police, particularly those that had fought in uniform during the Second World War, yet it was 1967 before the first black recruit was taken on. .. LOL.... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2022 6:13:44 GMT
Nor does anyone else apart from rabid lefties. Says a rabid far righter, lol |
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Post by Toreador on Oct 25, 2022 6:39:20 GMT
In the year in which I was born - 1960 - out of 623 Conservative and Labour MPs, 25 were female Ten years later in 1970, out of 618 Conservative and Labour MPs, the figure remained at just 25 female MPs Even in the 1990s, women constituted less than 10% of all MPs, and it WAS NOT because women were not good enough, or that not enough women wanted to be MPs, it was because of outdated attitudes. Anyone who opposes Positive Discrimination to address the obvious inbalances is failing to understand the problem, and to understand HOW you fix the inbalance. I am, and always have been an advocate of quota's, because it has been a necessary means to fix a situation which has been wrong, and wrong due to old fashioned prejudices. Same with police officers from ethnic backgrounds, positive discrimination would not be necessary if outdated, racist attitudes had not prevailed. Our Parliament, our Judiciary, the police, and all areas of society should reflect our society. It was in 1947 that black British subjects and black British overseas subjects became eligable to join the police, particularly those that had fought in uniform during the Second World War, yet it was 1967 before the first black recruit was taken on. It's the party machines that choose the candidates not the public and it is the dark skinned people who volunteer to join the police, the public don't have a say. |
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Post by johnofgwent on Oct 25, 2022 7:20:47 GMT
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Post by Pacifico on Oct 26, 2022 7:50:01 GMT
The progressives hammering it in the diversity stakes...  |
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