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Warning: more politics
The Mayor of London has vetoed the councillors put forward by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties to serve on the body that runs London's fire service for the simple reason that they were white and male.
When I saw that news story, I had to read it a second time to make sure I had got it straight.
Apparently the mayor of London has explicit powers to racially discriminate, even against democratically elected councillors.
Of course this isn't Ken Livingstone's first racism incident.
I've seen lefty metropolitan types scoff at how stupid Americans must be to twice elect George W Bush. That's a bit rich for a city that has twice elected Ken Livingstone as mayor...
Warning: more politics
The Mayor of London has vetoed the councillors put forward by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties to serve on the body that runs London's fire service for the simple reason that they were white and male.
When I saw that news story, I had to read it a second time to make sure I had got it straight.
Apparently the mayor of London has explicit powers to racially discriminate, even against democratically elected councillors.
Of course this isn't Ken Livingstone's first racism incident.
I've seen lefty metropolitan types scoff at how stupid Americans must be to twice elect George W Bush. That's a bit rich for a city that has twice elected Ken Livingstone as mayor...
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Date: 2007-06-19 05:12 pm (UTC)