Makes you proud to be British

[nikalas]

Lucky You!

As a similar male I do feel discriminated against.

I work hard, pay proportionately more tax than most, do voluntary work, abide the law and respect all others.

I have no NHS dental care, I have had to put my 2 kids in to private education as I was offered a school that was not even an option - and given no leave to appeal.
(I would have had if my kids would have been disfunctional - in fact if they were statemented I could get some benefits from the State!)

In fact I am probably in one of the few sections of society in which everywhere I go that has the involvement of the State, I am at a disadvantage to the majority of the population.

sorry about that.... but that's the way of the world and everybody has gripes about something. But you're not being told you have to leave your home because you're the wrong colour. No party/Government can please everyone and that's why they get booted out every so often. We need a change in this country, but extremist politics are not it.

[Witton Park]

But you're not being told you have to leave your home because you're the wrong colour.

No I'm not. But my kids were put at the back of the queue for 2 decent secondary schools here in Blackburn on the grounds of religion.
They were placed lower down the pecking order than Christians, Muslims, Jews, even Moonies and probably Jedi Knights!

That is even though they were attending a C of E primary school and Sunday Shool at the time of entry and had been since their toddler days.

However, no one else is being told to leave their home because of colour either - it's just a bunch of morons who will eventually get put back in their box and have no consequence whatever in the scheme of things.

On an earlier point you made, I'm not sure why the BNP are allowed to have racist policies and membership rules - I suppose because nobody has tested it in a court of law yet, but the BNP does seem to be illegal to me.

[Hanneke]

On an earlier point you made, I'm not sure why the BNP are allowed to have racist policies and membership rules - I suppose because nobody has tested it in a court of law yet, but the BNP does seem to be illegal to me.

Let's try it... as in test it in a court of law...

[nikalas]

No I'm not. But my kids were put at the back of the queue for 2 decent secondary schools here in Blackburn on the grounds of religion.
They were placed lower down the pecking order than Christians, Muslims, Jews, even Moonies and probably Jedi Knights!

That is even though they were attending a C of E primary school and Sunday Shool at the time of entry and had been since their toddler days.

However, no one else is being told to leave their home because of colour either - it's just a bunch of morons who will eventually get put back in their box and have no consequence whatever in the scheme of things.

On an earlier point you made, I'm not sure why the BNP are allowed to have racist policies and membership rules - I suppose because nobody has tested it in a court of law yet, but the BNP does seem to be illegal to me.

The whole fact that religion has any bearing on schooling/education is a whole different matter. Education should be totally secular and un-related to religious belief. We don't indoctrinate kids with political beliefs so why do the same with religion... let them make up their own minds when they're old enough to make a rational and informed choice... but that's a whole different rant/discussion.

[nikalas]

"On an earlier point you made, I'm not sure why the BNP are allowed to have racist policies and membership rules - I suppose because nobody has tested it in a court of law yet, but the BNP does seem to be illegal to me."

They're just about to discuss this on Radio 5 with a QC

[Trog]

Why is there a Black Police Officers Federation?

[nikalas]

Why is there a Black Police Officers Federation?

.... Because the police were, by their own admission, institutionally racist and, in order to attract more ethnic minorities to re-dress this and to provide a more representative police force, such a support group was deemed necessary.

There is also a British Association for Women in Policing for similar reasons.

[CL]

.... Because the police were, by their own admission, institutionally racist and, in order to attract more ethnic minorities to re-dress this and to provide a more representative police force, such a support group was deemed necessary.

There is also a British Association for Women in Policing for similar reasons.

So they(government) adopted and practised the very same evil but in reverse.

[Witton Park]

Why is there a Black Police Officers Federation?

and why is the campaign for racial equality person always black?

[mr brightside]

Why is there a Black Police Officers Federation?

...and why isn't there a MOWO award?