11grand to discuss multiculturilism - Page 4

Bagpuss · 25-11-2006, 00:22

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Originally Posted by Gayle

I'm not trying to whittle it down to anything, I'm just putting my view forward.

BUT, if you feel really strongly about it then yes, you should complain to the government, I'm not stopping you.

And so are we but you know as well as I do that to get any funding you have to be shown to support the minorities even if it means thousands more pounds of tax payers money going towards these tinpot schemes, you carry on attending the freebies if it makes you feel better, what a waste.

garinda · 25-11-2006, 00:24

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Originally Posted by Bagpuss

I'm a bog standard brit

Off topic slightly, but did you see that tv programme the other week? They can now anaylise a person's DNA into where there ethnic ansectors came from.

They had all these 'true brit' types.

Gary Bushell was 11% sub Saharan African. Carole Thatcher was 42% Persian, and on yer bike Norman Tebbit was 39% Ukranian. Fascinating.

Rindy. 100 c**t.

Bagpuss · 25-11-2006, 00:24

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Originally Posted by garinda

Bagpuss meet Spinner,

Spinner meet Bagpuss.

Match made in heaven.

Can I make your wedding sari?

Yes very good but this is what Gayle is after peoples points of view.

garinda · 25-11-2006, 00:26

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Originally Posted by Bagpuss

Yes very good but this is what Gayle is after peoples points of view.

See. Her getting this grant has already opened up a discussion on the topic.

Priceless.

cashman · 25-11-2006, 00:27

complete waste of money is my point of view.

spinner · 25-11-2006, 00:28

a few hundred i guess but it was in the paper and the council are now changig all the ethnic category forms to include kasmiris. it seems that only the so called asian leaders are happy with this

Bagpuss · 25-11-2006, 00:31

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Originally Posted by garinda

See. Her getting this grant has already opened up a discussion on the topic.

Priceless.

We did not need a grant to discuss multiculturism = Priceless

garinda · 25-11-2006, 00:31

I think if you ask most people, of what ethnicity, as to why they came here, the answer would be the mills needed labour, and their grandparents needed to feed their families.

Easy.

Can I have eleven grand please?

Bagpuss · 25-11-2006, 00:35

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Originally Posted by garinda

Can I have eleven grand please?

Only if you are a minority but put it in writing and pass it to Gayle I'm sure there will be something in the never ending pot for you.

garinda · 25-11-2006, 00:36

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Originally Posted by Bagpuss

Only if you are a minority

Yes, unique is a minority round here.

Who do I send my bank details to?

spinner · 25-11-2006, 00:37

at the end of the day i feel it has nothing to do with bringing cultures togeather but an innovitive way of someone (who wouldnt be able to get a decent job otherwise) using this cause to get themselves fundeing for a nice easy intellectually challenged job. oh bigo theve succeeded and try to make the rest of us feel that they are really in a smart and responsible job.

shillelagh · 25-11-2006, 00:37

You want to know the reason my mum used to tell me why she & my dad came here? It will make you laugh. My mum & dad came from Northern Ireland and my aunt was already over here during the war and she wrote to my mum Helmshore was a nice place and there were jobs in the mills etc and to come over. Mum thought Helmshore - shore = beach so that is why they came over!! Over in Ireland if the nameplace had shore it was a seaside place. Thats what my mum told me.

Ianto.W. · 25-11-2006, 00:40

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GarindaGary Bushell was 11% sub Saharan African. Carole Thatcher was 42% Persian, and on yer bike Norman Tebbit was 39% Ukranian. Fascinating.

I do not know who Gary Bushel is, as for the other two poorly bred individuals, hard luck, in the early 1940s there was only two 'coloured' people living in Accrington so pray tell me how many there will be in 2040plus, can you get a grant to sort that out.

Bagpuss · 25-11-2006, 00:40

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Originally Posted by garinda

Yes, unique is a minority round here.

Well that's it, nothing in the pot for me because reading this thread shows I'm not in the minority with the view that this is a waste.

garinda · 25-11-2006, 00:41

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Originally Posted by spinner

at the end of the day i feel it has nothing to do with bringing cultures togeather but an innovitive way of someone (who wouldnt be able to get a decent job otherwise) using this cause to get themselves fundeing for a nice easy intellectually challenged job. oh bigo theve succeeded and try to make the rest of us feel that they are really in a smart and responsible job.

Gayle used her skills to help secure the funding. She's able to do other jobs, as I'm sure she does as well as this.

You may not agree with the aim of the project, but like was said earlier, the money is already in the pot, and if people like Gayle didn't secure it to be used in the area it would still be spent on other projects...but in other parts of the country.