Boris Johnson is the Mayor of London
"One of Boris Johnson’s closest political aides was tonight facing calls to resign after he was accused of making a racist joke about the London riots.
Tory Richard Barnes, who is Johnson’s deputy mayor, was apparently overheard making the offensive comments by colleagues.
Barnes, who is openly gay, is reported to have said: ‘Why did police put Persil in the water cannons? To stop the colours running?’
Today his comments have been described as 'disgusting' and there are calls for him to resign as Equality Advisor.
Linda Perks, UNISON’s Regional Secretary for London, said: 'It beggars belief that the Equality Advisor to the Mayor should make racist jokes.
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Persil is an old-fashioned laundry detergent, apparently marketed as good for washing colored clothes, which can sometimes "run" (i.e. lose some of their dye)
4 comments:
I thought it was a pretty funny quip!
The point is simply to intimidate anyone who dares to speak about the subject.
If people actually spoke about these issues they'd soon come to independent conclusions that differ from those of their betters. Can't have that.
A pox on those cowards who allow such high-school tactics to work on themselves. Wimps.
"Mr Muscle" (Mr Clean to the Americans) would have been a better choice of cleansers.
Why are they so afaid of the truth what have they got against the truth?
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