http://www.ministryoftruth.org.uk/2006/05/31/tokenism-rules-okay/ Please allow me to Introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste... Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:49:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://www.ministryoftruth.org.uk/2006/05/31/tokenism-rules-okay/#comment-1233 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:16:52 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.org.uk/2006/05/31/tokenism-rules-okay/#comment-1233 The guy earns over a 100k a year, works a four day week and is a Neo Labourite; what do people really expect? The guy earns over a 100k a year, works a four day week and is a Neo Labourite; what do people really expect?

]]> http://www.ministryoftruth.org.uk/2006/05/31/tokenism-rules-okay/#comment-1232 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:11:42 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.org.uk/2006/05/31/tokenism-rules-okay/#comment-1232 Two observations: (1) If Phillips is seriously arguing for proportionality based on the ethnic composition of major English cities, I'd feel sorry for any Black Geordies or Asian Scots applying for jobs at the BBC; (2) Would a public school-educated Black British reporter be more 'down with da kids' than someone a bit more working class who might be (whisper who dares) white? Two observations: (1) If Phillips is seriously arguing for proportionality based on the ethnic composition of major English cities, I’d feel sorry for any Black Geordies or Asian Scots applying for jobs at the BBC; (2) Would a public school-educated Black British reporter be more ‘down with da kids’ than someone a bit more working class who might be (whisper who dares) white?

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