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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Feb 2, 2018 22:42:26 GMT
Positive discrimination is illegal, except in very limited and defined circumstances. That is not the same as taking measures to counteract previous indirect ( and sometimes direct) discrimination and encourage more applicants from certain groups who have historically been under-represented. That is what the police ( and other organisations) are doing and it's surely a good thing - particularly for public-facing organisations like the police, and with the Met having been found to be institutionally racist by the Lawrence enquiry. If some of those who now complain and label this with the meaningless phrase "political correctness" had been equally vocal in objecting to the discriminatory employment and other practices which have been commonplace for generations, we might as a society have got to the right place long before now. Can't agree with that. A job should be awarded solely on merit and not to reverse some previous injustices. Yes you can encourage minority's and those from ethnically under represented sections of society to apply but award the job to the person best suited to it regardless of gender, colour or creed I think you have misread what I said. The law requires what your last sentence has said. That is why positive discrimination is illegal. We agree !
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Feb 2, 2018 22:50:25 GMT
Can't agree with that. A job should be awarded solely on merit and not to reverse some previous injustices. Yes you can encourage minority's and those from ethnically under represented sections of society to apply but award the job to the person best suited to it regardless of gender, colour or creed I think you have misread what I said. The law requires what your last sentence has said. That is why positive discrimination is illegal. We agree ! Apologies. Either I need to learn to read better or you need to learn to write better
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Feb 3, 2018 10:06:47 GMT
I think you have misread what I said. The law requires what your last sentence has said. That is why positive discrimination is illegal. We agree ! Apologies. Either I need to learn to read better or you need to learn to write better Probably the latter 👍
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Post by lordb on Feb 3, 2018 10:10:32 GMT
Is it the same Tony 'invisible man'Henry who played for Stoke?
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