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To: CarrotAndStick
Little bit of gloating there, CAS?

Perhaps you could explain to the Rubes the meaning of the Orwellian term "positive discrimination" and its effect on British employment.

13 posted on 09/29/2007 2:32:21 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Regulator

Including the propped-up Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, the protected class of British society, who still end up scraping the bottom of the barrel there?


15 posted on 09/29/2007 2:48:51 PM PDT by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: Regulator
“But she cautioned that the “welcome progress” of Indians and Afro-Caribbeans was “no cause for complacency (because) Britain is still a long way from being a meritocracy where social class plays no part in determining children’s chances of well-paid careers”.”

And thats not because of “positive discrimination”. The speaker is alluding to some existent negative discrimination.

21 posted on 09/29/2007 3:03:29 PM PDT by Gengis Khan
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