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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/britains-white-male-parliament-only-134523551.html
>Why does this matter? Simply because our ins utions should be representative. One argument commonly put up against using quotas is that membership of a certain group doesn't necessarily mean you will represent its interests: a female MP isn't bound to vote for pro-women policies.
>That's true, but diverse backgrounds unarguably provide a difference of perspective. Naz Shah, the newly elected Labour MP for Bradford West, is the survivor of a forced marriage. She has a first-hand understanding of this issue, and of others afflicting the impoverished Pakistani immigrant community that she grew up in.
>A privately educated white man from the Home Counties will not share that first-hand understanding. Those differences in perspectives, those ways of talking to different types of voters, are hugely important if we want effective policies for the whole country.
>There have been improvements in minority representation in parliament – but we live in a political climate where anti-immigration rhetoric easily blurs with xenophobia. David Cameron's comment about "swarms" of migrants at Calais was reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher's description of alien cultures "swamping" Britain.
>These are not words that play well with ethnic minority voters. And this is important not just as a point of principle but also in practical terms if political parties want to keep winning elections. Ethnic minorities are projected to make up 20% of Britain's population by 2030 and 30% by 2050.
Too weird, didn't read
Brits will become a minority in their own country in our lifetimes
Well, that makes 12 posts for you today. I guess we'll see you tomorrow.
"has 12 children including three sets of twins"
Episodic crime =/= white genocide
Also, ordinary demographic change =/= white genocide
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