"Man forced to resign for printing Irish jokes(claim)"

Britannist · 12-09-2007, 03:57 PM

"Man forced to resign for printing Irish jokes" (claim):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

Besoeker · 15-09-2007, 07:56 AM

Quote:

And after a council official complained they were racist, Mr Lusby, the magazine's editor, resigned.

Somebody needs to tell that daft council official that Irish refers to nationality, not race.

Westcountryman · 20-09-2007, 04:05 PM

The council officer acted very inappropriately in this case, and she is definitely not popular locally.

She complained about the jokes as a private citizen - but mentioned her job as head of diversity and culture at Cornwall County Council - obviously hoping this would extend her influence with the schools and the publication in question. This is totally inappropriate I feel.

As a result of her action, she is now manifestly unpopular, and she has now managed to get herself - and job - into the public eye. As a result, her job is now listed with the Taxpayers' Alliance as a public sector non-job, and a waste of public money. Quite right too.

Cornwall is about as mono-cultured as you can get, so her position is pointless (similar roles in other councils, IMO, are also pointless).

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Westcountryman Uber Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Westcountry. Posts: 5,922 Party: None	The council officer acted very inappropriately in this case, and she is definitely not popular locally. She complained about the jokes as a private citizen - but mentioned her job as head of diversity and culture at Cornwall County Council - obviously hoping this would extend her influence with the schools and the publication in question. This is totally inappropriate I feel. As a result of her action, she is now manifestly unpopular, and she has now managed to get herself - and job - into the public eye. As a result, her job is now listed with the Taxpayers' Alliance as a public sector non-job, and a waste of public money. Quite right too. Cornwall is about as mono-cultured as you can get, so her position is pointless (similar roles in other councils, IMO, are also pointless). __________________ Manus haec inimica tyrannis ense petit placidam sub libertate quietam - "This hand of mine, which is hostile to tyrants, seeks by the sword quiet peace under liberty."

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