Is it cos I is white?

[SueEllen]

I'm told this already happens in London, e.g. look at the staff of many councils. I'm told some are virtually closed shops.

That happens everywhere.

Ever gone into a large shop in London and noticed all the staff are one ethnicity, and it's not do with the products they are selling.

[bogeyman]

I'm told this already happens in London, e.g. look at the staff of many councils. I'm told some are virtually closed shops.

I'm thinking of getting a second-hand wheelchair off eBay, blacking-up, wearing drag and proclaiming myself a lesbian.

That will surely put me on the shortlist for almost any public sector job.

Who knows? I could end up being the Mayor of London. Failing that, I'd still get on Newsnight Review a couple of times a month.

This plan can't fail

[BrowneIssue]

Oh! The crushing bloody irony of that statement.

It's not irony, it's just truespeak.

Nineteen Eighty-Four used to be a novel; it became an augury; then it was a manual; now it is a tick list. There doesn't seem to be much outstanding.

[sasguru]

I saw a great phrase coined by a comment to last weekends' Jeremy Clarkson column in the Times.

This person coined the phrase "multi-culti" so be one of the first to use in your street!.

This has been used by the Germans for years - spelt "multi-kulti".
Plagiarism!

[Sockpuppet]

I'm all for this.

If I ever find myself in an interview looking at 2 equally qualified people. One a white male and the other a woman of child bearing age I'll be wondering how the **** she slipped through the net at application stage.

[SueEllen]

I'm all for this.

If I ever find myself in an interview looking at 2 equally qualified people. One a white male and the other a woman of child bearing age I'll be wondering how the **** she slipped through the net at application stage.

Your a contractor not a permie.

Therefore if a woman of child bearing age slips through it doesn't matter cos the client ain't paying maternity benefits.

[miffy]

I'm gonna wear a giant afro for my next interview.

Just to be certain that I'll get the gig.

Will feedback on the outcome...

[realityhack]

I'm thinking of getting a second-hand wheelchair off eBay, blacking-up, wearing drag and proclaiming myself a lesbian.

That will surely put me on the shortlist for almost any public sector job.

Nineteen Eighty-Four used to be a novel; it became an augury; then it was a manual; now it is a tick list. There doesn't seem to be much outstanding.

Sage stuff...

[KathyWoolfe]

I'm thinking of getting a second-hand wheelchair off eBay, blacking-up, wearing drag and proclaiming myself a lesbian.

That will surely put me on the shortlist for almost any public sector job.

Who knows? I could end up being the Mayor of London. Failing that, I'd still get on Newsnight Review a couple of times a month.

This plan can't fail

When I was on the bench for 15 months prior to this contract I attended one of those "training courses" the DSS send people on.

They said that if you are disabled (and each application form has those "cultural diversity" questionnaireswhich includes the question - "do you consider yourself disabled") you are virually guaranteed to get an interview at least!

[bogeyman]

When I was on the bench for 15 months prior to this contract I attended one of those "training courses" the DSS send people on.

They said that if you are disabled (and each application form has those "cultural diversity" questionnaireswhich includes the question - "do you consider yourself disabled") you are virually guaranteed to get an interview at least!

That's interesting Kathy.

So is it sufficient to 'consider' oneself disabled nowadays?

I think I could probably qualify on those grounds.