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Who wrote it?
Lots of allegations it was Downing Street.
Lots of allegations it was Downing Street.
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Commission on Race & Ethnic Disparities
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BobKowalski
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well it did do a lot of good, despite your protestations.
For the UK, yes. That was kind of the fucking point of having an empire.
The clue is in the name, it wasn’t called a ‘non-profit charity’.
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Mueller report anyone.The report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has now been published.
You may be astonished to learn that the Govt did a press release prior to the publication of the report, so that the media could splash the Govt‘s opinion on the report without anyone else being able to counter it. Yeah, I was ‘shocked‘ too.
Put out a press release hoping people will be too lazy to read it?
PannickAtTheDisco
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Making the world a better place doesn't come free.For the UK, yes. That was kind of the fucking point of having an empire.
The clue is in the name, it wasn’t called a ‘non-profit charity’.
BobKowalski
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Mueller report anyone.
Put out a press release hoping people will be too lazy to read it?
Yeah, that thought crossed my mind. It’s worth a read if only for the leaps of logic it makes in not trying to offend anyone they think matters and avoiding the words ‘institutional racism‘ while mentioning the Windrush scandal.
I suspect the report will be forgotten in a week, except by those who can’t cope with the idea of institutional racism and will cite it without reading it. To be fair I found it interesting, but ultimately I came away with the feeling that they would really like not to discuss racism at all. Rather like slavery and the reports timid request that perhaps people could consider the upside rather that just the ‘profit and the suffering’.
Oh, and be nice to statues as they have feelings too :)
bluethrunthru
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I have been listening to the radio all day - 5 Live and LBC mostly - and my takeaways are that this report does not in any way reflect BAME peoples lived experiences. There are glaring oversights in the report and people are unhappy its been drawn up by a team hand picked by number 10. Academics as well as professionals and individuals all provided insight into what they identify as the reports failings. Timing was also suspect given that the report feels rushed and timed to come out to coincide with the Chauvin trial in the US.
One massive irony this morning was the BBC having Naga Munchetty on reporting on ( at first the summary released overnight ) a report saying the UK should be a role model when it comes to racism when she is a woman who, if she dares question a Govt minister or laugh at a flag joke, gets fucking pelters on Twitter from gammon racists who hate her because of her skin colour.
One massive irony this morning was the BBC having Naga Munchetty on reporting on ( at first the summary released overnight ) a report saying the UK should be a role model when it comes to racism when she is a woman who, if she dares question a Govt minister or laugh at a flag joke, gets fucking pelters on Twitter from gammon racists who hate her because of her skin colour.
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So many were saying what this report said all along throughout all the conflated USA issues that had crept into UK thought last year, including black people.
There are racists, racism does exist, we can improve further as a country; but we live in the least racist, most open and multiculturally accepting country on the planet.
I’m glad that the “us and them” divisive word ‘BAME’ has been suggested to be stopped being used n’all.
There are racists, racism does exist, we can improve further as a country; but we live in the least racist, most open and multiculturally accepting country on the planet.
I’m glad that the “us and them” divisive word ‘BAME’ has been suggested to be stopped being used n’all.
Says a white man from his lived experience.So many were saying what this report said all along throughout all the conflated USA issues that had crept into UK thought last year, including black people.
There are racists, racism does exist, we can improve further as a country; but we live in the least racist, most open and multiculturally accepting country on the planet.
I’m glad that the “us and them” divisive word ‘BAME’ has been suggested to be stopped being used n’all.
Ifwecouldjust.......
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I have been listening to the radio all day - 5 Live and LBC mostly - and my takeaways are that this report does not in any way reflect BAME peoples lived experiences. There are glaring oversights in the report and people are unhappy its been drawn up by a team hand picked by number 10. Academics as well as professionals and individuals all provided insight into what they identify as the reports failings. Timing was also suspect given that the report feels rushed and timed to come out to coincide with the Chauvin trial in the US.
One massive irony this morning was the BBC having Naga Munchetty on reporting on ( at first the summary released overnight ) a report saying the UK should be a role model when it comes to racism when she is a woman who, if she dares question a Govt minister or laugh at a flag joke, gets fucking pelters on Twitter from gammon racists who hate her because of her skin colour.
Its a ''tell everyone theres not a problem and we wont have to come up with any solution or spend any money'' report. Once again the Tories have no solutions or ideas to solve societal problems. (theres no profit in it)