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  1. I am making assumptions, i did try to allude to that. It will be based on whatever data they have. If it isn't, then they would be open to claims of discrimination. Very unlikely, given that they cost money and most universities wouldn't part with money for something like this without justifying the cost. I can speak in general though, as someone who worked in the sector in the past, virtually every instance of recruitment or admissions of any kind show significant differences in your chances of being accepted dependent on your ethnicity, and always favouring white applicants. Leeds for example, around 70% of white applicants receive an offer, compared to 50% of black applicants. (Undergrad admissions) Those gaps depend on a bunch of things, but even when you take into account grades, courses and degree subject choices, there is still a persistent gap of more than 10 ppts. Coming out the other side, if you look at employment rates of black graduates, they are lower than any other ethnicity, and haven't changed for the last 10 years. same with staff, the data is static for the last decade, and waiting for the self correction doesn't seem to be working...
  2. Almost certainly not. This is an example of positive action and I've yet to see a case that wasn't evidence based, although im sure there will be exceptions, but given it costs them money, not likely. Basically these schemes are completely legal (and not racist), as covered by the equality act, see below. Basically, they will have identified a disproportionate disadvantage for black applicants, and are using bursaries to try and address it. It is there because currently, white students are at an advantage when applying for those courses. I'd be surprised if there was any other reason, eg black people trying to dominate creative writing courses etc. although I suppose it is possible. Most universities publish their race action plans etc you could probably dig and find their evidence. "action that may involve treating one group more favourably where this is a proportionate way to help members of that group overcome a disadvantage or participate more fully, or in order to meet needs they have that are different from the population as a whole”.
  3. Is it not referring to hate speech though, not offensive speech? Being offended by someone in tahiti would be unaffected, it's not a hate crime. They've even stated you can continue to be transphobic and you will not be charged, it's aimed at actual hate speech and incitement/harassment? And hasnt england already had similar for 20 odd years?
  4. To be fair, if it was hidden, you wouldn't see it in the data. In fact, if it is hidden, then that chart is exactly what you'd expect to see, adding credence to the fact that data is being hidden.
  5. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01612840.2023.2239916
  6. He was a shining light in a time we were complete shit. He wouldn't have made it into any of our better sides, eg in the channon keegan eras, and don't think he'd have made it into the team ahead of sadio mane for example. But he did stay. We've had many better players who didn't stay, eg vvd, mane, shearer etc. And off the pitch, I'm not too worried about his opinions, as he has no influence anymore, he's shouting into a void. If he'd have said the same things as a player, I'd care a lot more, because people looked up to him back then. I don't think many do these days, and any positives he had to offer are in the distant past now. Which is a shame.
  7. And best singers...
  8. Franny love started before he retired, I remember when Beckham was at his absolute peak, after one half of being pummeled by franny, sir Alex moved beckham to right back to try and avoid the battering he was getting. Same game pahars went insane I think, it was great.
  9. I meant, does tv still get delivered through aerials, and do kids still end up waving coathangers in the air to get a good signal etc. I've not used one for about 30 years and that's what I associated with the original 4 or 5 channels. As I said, it was a genuine question, not making any kind of argument or disagreeing with anything!
  10. Genuine question, does terrestrial tv still exist?
  11. I was at that game, thought he looked alright. Nice little flick around the corner near the touchline. Not in our worst 100 players probably.
  12. Curious to how our antiwoke warriors on the forum rationalise this kind of report, data based, pretty stark. Do they just think black people aren't as competent or can't lead, or will they just grumble about stats and damn stats etc? And do they think it is a waste of money even looking at the problem? it's edi after all, and we know that is woke and racist...
  13. I was remortgaging during the minibudget (literally). At 10pm that day I pulled the trigger on 3.7٪, 5yr fixed. I wonder if you comfy fuckers are forgetting, but rates went crazy. In the following days, lenders removed all their products from the market, and came back with deals over 6%. This then gradually came back down, but still above what I was lucky to get. Without the minibudget, the rises would have been more gradual, giving those affected advance notice and planning time, and staggering the effect.
  14. Every definition is made up. But in this case, its a definition that has been used for decades, and is the older of the two, but it is very dependent on which country you are in and which definition they have adopted.
  15. A lot of goves comments this morning seem to suggest the conservative party is a real candidate for his extremists list. Wouldn't that make it hard to govern?
  16. What a depressing league to be a part of. I think we should stay down until the top 6 tootle off to their super league...
  17. Well quite, and threatening violence is absolutely unforgivable. (Unless you donate 10m to the tories, and then it's forgivable). Also, it was a private meeting, her skin colour (or gender) has no relation to why he finds it difficult not to hate all black women, and also 10m. Did I mention the 10m? Not relevant of course. We should forgive the 10m guy.
  18. It's just caused by different interpretations of the definition of racism. There is a stipulative definition of racism that is based on racism = prejudice +power. There is also the old simpler definition. They are each used in different places / contexts. In Australia, they use the former, hence why this guy apologised: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/10/craig-foster-apologises-to-sam-kerr-after-arguing-her-alleged-remark-to-uk-police-officer-was-racist
  19. Only 8 surely? And 2 games in hand. And Ipswich to play. So it's in our own hands to finish above them.
  20. Celebrating that london is an international business hub attracting people (and money) from all over the world. Aside from tokyo, the major cities are all quite similar. The following cities are all doing slightly better (more diverse/international) than london, but are fairly similar to be fair : new york, Sydney, Melbourne, vancouver, Toronto, miami, la, singapore, dubai. Dubai is the classic example I guess, hardly anyone living there is actually born there, and it is the extreme end of international business - and way too materialistic imo. An example where it goes too far. But london is still far away from that.
  21. Depends doesn't it? If you are celebrating it and see london as an international hub, or whether you think that it is an issue and that only white people should be allowed to live there. Its still majority white, and its still majority british, if that makes you feel a bit better?
  22. At my work we are increasing paternity leave for iwd. It has a major impact on women's earnings when men are able to take their share of caring responsibilities.
  23. Not sure if you are asking in good faith, but it's 17th October.
  24. Can any experts here let me know if there are any other jobs where you can resign after two days and be entitled to a 16k redundancy payment? I thought roles were made redundant, not people? And I thought resigning is not the same? And that usually there is a minimum term? If anyone knows any other sector that works this way, I'd be keen to know so I can do some job hopping? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68503255
  25. Willfully stupid from the Hunt. Most of those jobs are focused on protecting authorities from expensive litigation, or ensuring that authorities fulfill their duties, eg for disabled staff or customers. The amount of time and money they spend on diversity schemes and recruiting people from different backgrounds, which seems to be the government's fear, is minimal. A dozen cases kept out of court would pay for these schemes a hundred times over. Getting rid of them will cost money in the long run, see Birmingham and Southampton for examples where not enough was spent on such schemes, with dire financial consequences...
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