English town too disturbingly white

[Spiffor]

It's from the torygraph.

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by MikeH
I bet any money that story is bullsh1t. Was it in the Sun?

think it was the times, but if you say it's false then it must be!

[MikeH]

Spiffor: Sorry, I meant C0ckney's story not the one this thread is about.

I suspect that story is very much like what LazGimp said about this story, it requires some reading between the lines and press sensationalism. Have you got a link to the story?

[C0ckney]

nah, i read it a couple of months ago in the paper, not on-line.

[JohnT]

Then they applied for support from the National Lottery and went successfully through all the rounds bar one, falling at the final hurdle. They were 'disqualified' because - wait for it - there was not sufficient "ethnic community mix" in the village.

You're all missing the point.

It's not PC run amok, it's a NIMBY law. Rich White flight conclaves allow such a silly distinction to exist as it gives them protection from having to support and live around the sort of people that are unable to afford parks and football fields on their own.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Is it bad form to say "you're too rich, no charity for you" in Britain?

Not as such- it's just easier to fall back on the stated objectives of lottery grants. Which are objectives, not barriers, despite what the Torygraph would suggest.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Is it bad form to say "you're too rich, no charity for you" in Britain?

No- that's called tax breaks for the superwealthy. A policy very popular with Conservatives.

" But far from redistributing land, successive British governments have reinforced this inequality by subsidising the richest landowners in the country. For example, a recent New Statesman investigation found that the multi-billionaire Duke of Westminster - who has done nothing to earn his wealth - is entitled to £9.2m in subsidies each year from you, the taxpayer. Kevin Cahill, the author of an award-winning book on land ownership in Britain, explains: "Money is being taken out of your pocket to enhance the assets of the rich, who, in their role as landowners, pay no tax. This is a massive scandal." "

http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=558

[Alexander's Horse]

For a second I thought Calistigia might be going to surprise us.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
For a second I thought Calistigia might be going to surprise us.

With what ? The revelation that he's turned Rastafarian or is a major contributor to Al Sharpton's campaign funds ?

[Alexander's Horse]

something like that, alas its just more of the same old

[Gibsie]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
What's wrong with that and how is it right wing?

The only reason why it wouldn't fit here is because that group is not private.

Camelot is a private company, that have been given the license to run the state lottery. Generally meaning the taxpayer receives part of the funds, rather than providing them. Yet were it someone like the Scouts, who are actively funded by taxpayers denying support to gays, or another group which recieves benefits from the state saying it doesn't want people who are black or anti-war, the right-wingers wouldn't heistate to say they can do what they like.

[joncha]

Poor whitey. So oppressed.

[MrFun]

There's still hope when we have people like her.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Gibsie


Camelot is a private company, that have been given the license to run the state lottery. Generally meaning the taxpayer receives part of the funds, rather than providing them. Yet were it someone like the Scouts, who are actively funded by taxpayers denying support to gays, or another group which recieves benefits from the state saying it doesn't want people who are black or anti-war, the right-wingers wouldn't heistate to say they can do what they like.

I'll be consistent and say they can do what they like in both cases.

[child of Thor]

A recruiting agency recently told my gf that she should remove the photo from her cv, as she may be discriminated against for being white!

We probably deserve some counter-discrimination for all the slavery etc