It would appear that an adviser to London’s Mayor has lost his mind. For we’ve an insistence that either more blacks must be forced to cycle in that city or fewer whites can be allowed to. No, really, we’ve been told that there’s just not enough diversity among those who choose to travel upon two wheels and something must be done. That something including the setting of targets – and we are all interested in how targets are to be enforced, aren’t we?
London cyclists too white, male and middle class, says capital’s cycling chief in vow to tackle diversity ‘problem’
Even the Independent’s not buying this one, note the ” around problem.
Too few women and people from ethnic minority groups cycle in London and more must be done to promote diversity among a largely white, male and middle class biking community, the city’s walking and cycling commissioner has said.
That’s not quite all:
Cycling must be made more attractive to a BME audience, according to the capital’s first walking and cycling commissioner.
No, really, something as trivial as whether people cycle or walk has been colonised by the idea that we must have equal gender and race representation among those who do.
Our own suspicion here is that the real question to be answered is why is the London administration employing at least one idiot too many?
*Yes, in Britspeak, “black” is correct, the official designations are BAME or BME, black and minority ethnic or black, minority ethnic.
The language we use matters - it provides clarity to our own thoughts and enables…
It is now generally acknowledged that the structure of the NHS needs to be overhauled…
In the film Apollo 13, a loss of oxygen causes the crew to start inadvertently…
There's an idea out there which seems intuitive but then so many ideas do seem…
When we think about the darkly opaque goals of modern central bankers as they relate…
As the papers recently filled with the distressing images of desperate souls looking to escape…
View Comments
I see more blacks cycling every year. They are likely underrepresented but likely won't be in a decade or so.
Perhaps this advisor shares my opinion and is positioning himself to get paid for a program which he can later claim as a success, without having to actually do anything.
If a black Londoner doesn't cycle, by what principle does that become the problem of any other black Londoner? That's right; by the principle of racism.
If a black Londoner doesn't cycle, by what principle does that become the problem of any other black Londoner? That's right; by the principle of racism.
I thought BAME was black, asian or minority ethnic.
I thought BAME was black, asian or minority ethnic.
hipster tossers trying to show their green/hairshirt credentials to their peers ride bikes in London like utter twats. black people do something sensible like take the bus?
Seriously, riding a bike in London. Are you mad?
hipster tossers trying to show their green/hairshirt credentials to their peers ride bikes in London like utter twats. black people do something sensible like take the bus?
Seriously, riding a bike in London. Are you mad?
My experience of London you see quite a lot of them cycling. Fleetingly. On someone else's bike.
Are Jewish folk counted as Minority Ethnic? Always wondered.
possible to construe it as a defensive tactical action rather than an ambition.. so mssr cyclist enthusiast 'i'd like the mayor to make oxford street cyclists only every other 12 hour cycle (fnar) .Mayor@ "well yes sure... so long as they aint all pasty, beardy types".