On Mon, 09 May 2016 07:29:59 +0100
Martin Edwards wrote:
On 5/8/2016 11:07 AM, e27002 aurora wrote:
On Sun, 8 May 2016 02:38:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2016/...o-many-white-m
n-on-transport-for-lon

Not that Mr Khan is racist!

I think his point was that, relative to the numbers of minorities, the
numbers working on public transport are small. As for his being racist,

Seriously? You ever been on a london bus and seen the driver?

this is just the usual reactionary self-pity. It's a bit off thread,
but in Birmingham I have never seen a black or brown person on a road crew.

So what? Perhaps they don't want to do it. Maybe we should press-gang some
into ditch digging and see how well that goes down with this scumbag and his
mates in the race relations industry.

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Spud

On 09/05/2016 09:51, d wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2016 07:29:59 +0100
Martin Edwards wrote:
On 5/8/2016 11:07 AM, e27002 aurora wrote:
On Sun, 8 May 2016 02:38:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2016/...o-many-white-m
n-on-transport-for-lon

Not that Mr Khan is racist!

I think his point was that, relative to the numbers of minorities, the
numbers working on public transport are small.

Wasn't he just referring to the make up of the TfL board?


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Graeme Wall
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On Monday, 9 May 2016 10:11:21 UTC+1, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 09/05/2016 09:51, d wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2016 07:29:59 +0100
Martin Edwards wrote:
On 5/8/2016 11:07 AM, e27002 aurora wrote:
On Sun, 8 May 2016 02:38:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2016/...o-many-white-m
n-on-transport-for-lon

Not that Mr Khan is racist!

I think his point was that, relative to the numbers of minorities, the
numbers working on public transport are small.

Wasn't he just referring to the make up of the TfL board?

Yes he was. He said that there are 16 seats on the board and 13 of them are men. He said that having only three women was bad because it did not reflect the customers' sexual makeup.

On Mon, 9 May 2016 03:21:26 -0700 (PDT)
Offramp wrote:
On Monday, 9 May 2016 10:11:21 UTC+1, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 09/05/2016 09:51, d wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2016 07:29:59 +0100
Martin Edwards wrote:
On 5/8/2016 11:07 AM, e27002 aurora wrote:
On Sun, 8 May 2016 02:38:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2016/...o-many-white-m
n-on-transport-for-lon

Not that Mr Khan is racist!

I think his point was that, relative to the numbers of minorities, the
numbers working on public transport are small.

Wasn't he just referring to the make up of the TfL board?

Yes he was. He said that there are 16 seats on the board and 13 of them are
men. He said that having only three women was bad because it did not reflect
the customers' sexual makeup.

Hospital patients are 50/50 men and women but I haven't heard anyone from the
left making a fuss about the small proportion of male nurses or healthcare
assistants.

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Spud

On 2016-05-09 14:27:29 +0000, Paul Corfield said:

On Mon, 9 May 2016 10:11:21 +0100, Graeme Wall
wrote:

On 09/05/2016 09:51, d wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2016 07:29:59 +0100
Martin Edwards wrote:
On 5/8/2016 11:07 AM, e27002 aurora wrote:
On Sun, 8 May 2016 02:38:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2016/...o-many-white-m
n-on-transport-for-lon

Not that Mr Khan is racist!

I think his point was that, relative to the numbers of minorities, the
numbers working on public transport are small.

Wasn't he just referring to the make up of the TfL board?

Yes but why let facts get in the way of irrational, unfounded
"debate"?

Indeed. There's one school of thought that racist trolls should be
oppsed at every turn, another that it's best to ignore them. I tend to
do both depending on my blood pressure but should know that the latter
is the best way home.

On 09/05/2016 19:41, eastender wrote:

On 2016-05-09 14:27:29 +0000, Paul Corfield said:
[...]
Wasn't he just referring to the make up of the TfL board?

Yes but why let facts get in the way of irrational, unfounded
"debate"?

Indeed. There's one school of thought that racist trolls should be
oppsed at every turn, another that it's best to ignore them. I tend to
do both depending on my blood pressure but should know that the latter
is the best way home.


It's the internet, and like I said elsewhere this (utl) is now an old
and very dusty crevice thereof. Much (but not all) political debate on
the internet is moronic and based on who can shout loudest, at least
according to those who seemingly enjoy shouting loud. (I say seemingly
enjoy because I suspect many are pretty joyless people.)

That said, we should bear in mind that 'Spud', Adrian Hudson and others
of their ilk are now deeply marginalised and downtrodden people. Apparently.

On Mon, 9 May 2016 22:44:11 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
That said, we should bear in mind that 'Spud', Adrian Hudson and others
of their ilk are now deeply marginalised and downtrodden people. Apparently.

Well you should know all about that Mr RMT supporter. Arn't we constantly
reminded how hard done by the poor little darlings are slaving away pushing
a button once a minute for 50K?

Get over yourself pal.

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Spud

On 10/05/2016 11:02, d wrote:

On Mon, 9 May 2016 22:44:11 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
That said, we should bear in mind that 'Spud', Adrian Hudson and others
of their ilk are now deeply marginalised and downtrodden people. Apparently.

Well you should know all about that Mr RMT supporter. Arn't we constantly
reminded how hard done by the poor little darlings are slaving away pushing
a button once a minute for 50K?


Not by me you're not. And good luck in pointing out all those instances
of me being some sort of RMT cheerleader.

On 10 May 2016, d wrote
(in article ):

On Mon, 9 May 2016 22:44:11 +0100
Mizter T wrote:
That said, we should bear in mind that 'Spud', Adrian Hudson and others
of their ilk are now deeply marginalised and downtrodden people.
Apparently.

Well you should know all about that Mr RMT supporter. Arn't we constantly
reminded how hard done by the poor little darlings are slaving away pushing
a button once a minute for 50K?

Get over yourself pal.

If you think “pushing a button once a minute� is all that’s involved in
being a train driver, perhaps we should take pity on your ignorance – and
either ignore you or perhaps take a more Maoist approach and send you for
some “re-education�.

Alternatively, most good Usenet newsreaders have easy-to-use KILL functions.
Sadly, they simply modify the behaviour of local software rather than that of
the miscreant.

The utl newsgroup is intended as a forum for intelligent discussion, with
perhaps a dash of humour. Nasty folk should find somewhere else to go.

On Wed, 11 May 2016 14:23:58 +0100
Water musician wrote:
If you think “pushing a button once a minute� is all that’s involved in
being a train driver, perhaps we should take pity on your ignorance – and
either ignore you or perhaps take a more Maoist approach and send you for
some “re-education�.

Odd then how the northern line driver on the recent C5 documentary was
happily chatting away to the camera crew in the cab while the train drove
itself then. I guess we missed the complex part of the job where she pressed
the ON button and did some basic checks.

But feel free to tell us all about the complex bits that these documentaries
always miss.

Alternatively, most good Usenet newsreaders have easy-to-use KILL functions.
Sadly, they simply modify the behaviour of local software rather than that of
the miscreant.

Oh dear. How thoughtless of them.

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Spud