RAF - ''offers to white men are paused to meet diversity targets"

[pr1]

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/r...iversity-award

The photo of their receipt of a "Top accolade in the Race for Opportunity Awards" being six white people made me smile

[Mordac]

Being awake to things doesn't make it bad, better than being asleep while a nation goose steps to the right.

Anyway, it can't be much of a problem, because some user posted recently:


So, a meritocracy that isn't just purely white males.

We'll be goose-stepping to the extreme left if Russia get their way...

[WTFH]

We'll be goose-stepping to the extreme left if Russia get their way...

Why would the country that buys peerages off Boris in exchange for meetings want us to go anywhere left at all?

[vetran]

better than being asleep while a nation goose steps to the right.

Oh when is this happening?

So far we have taking the knee to buy fraudsters nice new houses or supporting violent criminals.

Failure to deport economic migrants who enter illegally.

Going easy on rape gangs because of their colour.

And hiring people because they aren't white or male.

I better get my police issue black shirt & jackboots

[WTFH]

A response from the MoD Press Office...

Operational effectiveness is of paramount importance and no one is lowering the standards to join the Royal Air Force. The RAF recruits for many professions and like the rest of the Armed Forces is determined to be a force that reflects the society it serves to protect.
There is no pause in RAF recruitment and no new policy with regards to meeting in-year recruitment requirements.
The RAF will not shy away from the challenges faced in building a Service that attracts and recruits talent from every part of the UK workforce.
The RAF is doing everything it can, alongside the Royal Navy and British Army, to increase their recruiting intake from under-represented groups.
The RAF offers exciting and rewarding opportunities for everyone joining the Service, and to all those who serve.
They have a well-earned reputation for operational excellence in everything they do. Above all, relying on the quality and talent of all their people to achieve that.

https://twitter.com/DefenceHQPress/s...70869529231360

[NotAllThere]

Is that a fact or just your badly researched opinion?

You think I did any research? Strange.

[northernladuk]

The RAF is a meritocracy, they can afford to pick "the best of the best" to fill their roles. By removing the largest section of society that are willing to apply for those roles you are reducing the possibility of finding the "best person for the job" and settling for the best you can find.

Would you rather have the possibility of a sub-par candidate helping to defend you in a war than the best person for the job?

Totally agree with this, but, only as long as we can be 100% sure their recruitment and career progression is totally free of blockers for gender and race and I don't think we can be at the moment.

I do think a blanket ban on the majority of the country is totally the wrong way to do it. They need to be very very careful with this policy and very transparent. I believe the number of non white in the UK is only 14%. A good majority of that 14% will be ineligible for security clearance due recent arrival to the UK or other aspects so if they want to meet diversity targets they haven't got a very high number to meet. Sub 10% non white and they've nailed it, anything more then it's a flawed policy.

And when do they stop it? In the NHS 22% are non white and 40+% of doctors are non white. Are they going to start taking on old white people to meet diversity targets? Ok slightly different due to lack of candidates or whatever but you see what I mean?

Positive work to make it a level playing field for all is totally right. To go woke until it becomes inversely unbalanced is just as wrong as the other way.

[WTFH]

Oh when is this happening?

So far we have taking the knee to buy fraudsters nice new houses or supporting violent criminals.

Failure to deport economic migrants who enter illegally.

Going easy on rape gangs because of their colour.

And hiring people because they aren't white or male.

I better get my police issue black shirt & jackboots

It's been happening for the last decade and more. Haven't you been reading the hurrah paper headlines?
Going easy on Tory MPs who sexually assault others for fear of losing votes.
Going easy on economic migrants who claim non-dom status to avoid paying taxes while living off British people's taxes
Putting forward Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak as the best options in all of the UK to lead this country out of the mess created by the last few years of government
Banning anyone who has criticised the government on social media from being allowed to speak at Whitehall
Ban on protests
Want to drop the convention on human rights

Do I need to go on?

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
   The Tory government makes constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
   Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, we are told that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
   We are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Controlled Mass Media
   Sometimes the media is directly controlled by government friends, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives.
5. Obsession with National Security
   Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
6. Religion and Government are Intertwined
   The government tends to use religion as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from the government leaders, even when the major tenets of Christianity are diametrically opposed to our government’s policies and actions.
7. Corporate Power is Protected
   The industrial and business aristocracy of our nation are the ones who put the Tory leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
8. Labour Power is Suppressed
   Because the organising power of labour is the only real threat to the Tory government, labour unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
9. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
   The Tory government promotes and tolerates open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be criticised and ridiculed. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and funding for the arts is greatly reduced.
10. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
    Under the Tory government, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism.
11. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
    We are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability.

...I'll let you figure out where that list came from

[vetran]

It's been happening for the last decade and more. Haven't you been reading the hurrah paper headlines?
Going easy on Tory MPs who sexually assault others for fear of losing votes.
Going easy on economic migrants who claim non-dom status to avoid paying taxes while living off British people's taxes
Putting forward Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak as the best options in all of the UK to lead this country out of the mess created by the last few years of government
Banning anyone who has criticised the government on social media from being allowed to speak at Whitehall
Ban on protests
Want to drop the convention on human rights

Do I need to go on?

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
   The Tory government makes constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
   Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, we are told that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
   We are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Controlled Mass Media
   Sometimes the media is directly controlled by government friends, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives.
5. Obsession with National Security
   Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
6. Religion and Government are Intertwined
   The government tends to use religion as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from the government leaders, even when the major tenets of Christianity are diametrically opposed to our government’s policies and actions.
7. Corporate Power is Protected
   The industrial and business aristocracy of our nation are the ones who put the Tory leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
8. Labour Power is Suppressed
   Because the organising power of labour is the only real threat to the Tory government, labour unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
9. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
   The Tory government promotes and tolerates open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be criticised and ridiculed. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and funding for the arts is greatly reduced.
10. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
    Under the Tory government, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism.
11. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
    We are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability.

...I'll let you figure out where that list came from

hmm so complete rowlocks as usual then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...United_Kingdom

Long list of scandals many were initially hushed up, almost all used to avoid prison (Lord Archer was a notable exception). Some even involved the Tories. How does Jim the plumber fit in?
Yes because deporting people because they are foreign looking or taxing them improperly and ignoring a hundred year old law is the correct thing to do if you are a lefty.
Well if the only opposition is Magic Grandpa the terrorist lover and SirKeir its easy to see why Bojo got in, Truss & Sunak are just more of the same. Sad when you miss Tebbit & Lawson.
You seen who the left leaning universities ban? Who do you think end up in the civil service? They would invite Bin Laden given half a chance.

Can't imagine where they got that idea from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4734665.stm

No they want to change it so they can protect our borders from illegal economic migrants. Seems you can't even send Albanian gangsters to Rwanda now.
Let me guess some accomplished expert like Amnesty - (now better known as oops Papa Putin pulls the strings?)

[Whorty]

Yes, the RAF has been woke for quite a while - much to the detriment of the service.

Do you have proof that there has been a detriment to the service? Are they not hitting their SLAs to scramble jets?

I'm not saying you're wrong, but without evidence it's just heresay (and not the excellent 90's pop group)