Is Corby too white and too British

[anotheoldgit]

Is it right to brand a town like Corby too white and too British, to take on Goverment jobs? Or is this racialism in reverse?

I know it is the Daily Mail, but it is a true fact.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=439284&in_page_i d=1770

[Oneeyedvic]

Actually, the reasons given were many - racial diversity was one of the reasons.

That said, I am in agreement with anotheoldgit - it is absolutely ridiculous to mention this. The other reasonings: number of educated people, the transport links etc are sensible.

[Lonnie]

Ann Beasley should be sacked forthwith, she's committed a blatent act of Racism, and should be taken to task for it.

[trakcab]

I thought Corby was full of Jocks

[gina32]

it is racism but the fact that its about whites means nothing more will be said about it

[Dolly1308]

Well it won't be long now before the sleeping giant awakens and realises he is under siege .Then hopefully all hell will break loose and not before time .
I hope this Labour govt, goes to Hell and gets what it deserves .

[jenstar]

"I know it is the Daily Mail, but it is a true fact. "

Error. Does not compute.

[Little Willy]

Dolly 1308 i 100% agree with you

[idalovett]

I am in agreement with anotheoldgit too (mind you, I normally am!) and a nice comment Dolly

[Dom Tuk]

the UK is too white and british...some might say.

Cant believe that the person who wrote this is still being paid. How come she has not been sacked for such a blatant racist statement i dont understand. But then everything this govt does is beyond belief. Please people vote labour again. It makes life interesting....

[ludwig]

I was going to set up a firm in Leicester once but I thought I might get too many asian applicants, so I changed it to Corby.
Outrageously racist you might think, and of course, you'd be right

[THECORBYLOON]

Yes trakcab, we are mostly Scots or Anglo-Scots but that does not mean we're not British or white.

A Prison Service report shows that at the end of March 2006, 5.73per cent of their workforce were described as Black or Minority Ethnic (BME) which is less than the percentage for Corby. If every one of the 80 were replaced by a member of the ethnic minorities the percentage would increase by 0.15% and that would still be less than Corby.

As for the standard of education, the folk currently employed were deemed to be good enough, so overall, I'm not sure what their problem is.

[tigerlily11]

Racism, instatutionlised or other wise is alive and well in Britain today. Its just changed target thats all.
(forgive any spelling mistakes its getting late).

[sp1814]

tigerlily11

Eh???

Are you seriously trying to say that only white Brits suffer from racism now, or are you saying that 'as well as blacks and Asians white people also feel the effects of mindless racism'.

I think you mean that the targets have expanded rather than changed.

To proffer the idea that only white people suffer from racism is...is...a bit mad!