According to the local council, “Leicester has a reputation for welcoming and celebrating diversity” and “the residents of Leicester recognise that the city is both multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-faith”. The latter is a tellingly un-enthusiastic phrase. I recognise that I’m not going to ever be confused for Johnny Depp or afford a house in Hampstead, but I wouldn’t “celebrate” the fact, unless you call smashing an empty whisky bottle across the room while listening to Joy Division at 2 in the morning “celebrating”.
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Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Quote of the Week
Ed West, on the news that the US are running 'anti-extremist' operations in the UK, and our obligation to celebrate diversity :
Seems the EDL are the only game in town
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Leicester certainly has a reputation but it's not the one reported there.
ReplyDeletejoy division will do that.
ReplyDelete"...on the news that the US are running 'anti-extremist' operations in the UK..."
ReplyDeleteWhat is going on here? In France, the US is running a campaign to encourage "diversity".
"let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth"
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