Shola spouts out!

[Bentley Bullet]

Is that because of racism?

[BillyStubbsTears]

That's a matter for intelligent, grown up discussion. Different people will have different and fairly held opinions on the topic. And they can, if they want, discuss them. Maybe even agree to disagree.

[drfchound]

Out of interest why when one person has a go a sproty does everyone else jump on the bandwagon?

Herd mentality?

[Bentley Bullet]

That's a matter for intelligent, grown up discussion. Different people will have different and fairly held opinions on the topic. And they can, if they want, discuss them. Maybe even agree to disagree.

How can it be up for discussion if you won't cast an opinion?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Experience suggests that's not really what you are looking for BB.

Go on. Surprise me.

[Sprotyrover]

Sproty.

Then perhaps you could have said that.

And perhaps you could have listened a bit more carefully to what she said, because I didn't get that impression at all from what she said.

She said that BAME people disproportionately do public-facing key worker jobs. Which is true.

And can you explain why that is institutional rascism, a phrase she used several times. This country has a habit of Pinching Staff who have Qualified in other countries I was chatting to a Nurse from Ghana and she came here for the Princes ransom in pay, likewise the Ghurka regiment its the pay disparity that attracts them. Likewise my mother and aunt they came here from another country because the job paid better.

[BillyStubbsTears]

No Sproty. I can't explain, because I'm not sufficiently knowledgeable about the subject.

I suspect there are strong arguments on both sides as to why BAME people frequently have worse economic outlooks, poorer underlying health and poorer housing. And that is a long and complex thing to research.

But at least you are showing interest in that as a topic for debate, which is an improvement on yesterday. Maybe you could spend more time looking into the arguments on both sides and educate all of us?

[BobG]

Sadly, clearly not.

BobG

[MachoMadness]

Here's a really interesting interview with a really interesting bloke. It's an hour, but, you know, we've all got a bit of time on our hands these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atfVUgyEIOI

Quite challenging to listen to, but definitely helps understand how society works differently for BAME people.