by Robert Jenrick, Telegraph
The colour of one’s skin should have no relevance in a job application. Sadly that is not the case in today’s Britain
Do we have a merit-based society any more? That’s the question after a week in which the absurdity of diversity policies plumbed new depths.
On Wednesday the Telegraph revealed that West Yorkshire Police is currently preventing white candidates from applying to its constabulary programmes. The Home Secretary responded to this news by saying the recruitment practices appeared “fair” and that she would not intervene.
Would she have responded the same way if the situation was reversed and ethnic minorities were blocked? Cooper didn’t lift a finger to end the racist hiring practices. Is it because it is white people on the receiving end of the discrimination?
State-sanctioned racism is back. From our armed forces discriminating against white men all the way through to our universities excluding poor white students from scholarship programmes – anti-white schemes have reached every sector.
Many of our country’s biggest employers including KPMG offer special schemes exclusively for ethnic minorities. From Westminster Council to Transport for London, public sector employers prioritise ethnic minorities in their recruitment process. It’s selection by skin colour – everything we’re principally opposed to.