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fwgx
24th March 2002, 00:02
I heard today that the government has managed to get all female shortlists for local elections in Wales (I think). Personally I find this digusting and going completly against the whole equal oppertunities. I am sickened by this whole, "we must employ more women and ethnic minorities so we can keep up with government targets and employ unsuitable people." If a candidate is no good then people wont vote for them, this just makes a mockery of the whole thing. God knows how they managed to do it when the idea has been kicked out a few years back.

/rant

c2R
24th March 2002, 08:04
I agree - it should always be the best and most able candidates available for the job, not a shortlist made from minorities just to fill stupid quotas.

They'll be taking the vote away from white, southern, middle-class males next...