Racist Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, caught in race row

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...stminster.html

The Queen was last night dragged into a bitter row over the appointment of a black woman as ­Chaplain to the House of Commons. Commons Speaker John Bercow has refused to give the job to the candidate picked by the Dean of Westminster Abbey, the Very Rev Dr John Hall, who answers to the Queen. He has chosen instead the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, a Jamaican-born vicar in one of the ­poorest parts of East London. Sources say he objected to appointing ‘another predictable ­middle-aged white man’. Mr Bercow was so determined to win the power struggle that he has cut the ties between Parliament and the Abbey, where state ­funerals, weddings and coronations take place – effectively splitting the Chaplain’s ­historic role in two.

The Abbey authorities have responded by refusing to give Mrs Hudson-Wilkin the palatial grace-and-favour apartment in the Abbey cloisters where the current Commons Chaplain lives. The man snubbed by Mr Bercow, 46-year-old Andrew Tremlett, currently a Canon at Bristol Cathedral, is to be made a Canon at Westminster Abbey as a ‘consolation prize’ by the Queen. But he will have to make do with half the salary of the Commons Chaplain.

The move will be seen by some as the Speaker showing support for those campaigning to force the Church of England to allow women to become bishops, as well for helping ethnic minorities achieve high-profile public posts. Outspoken Mrs Hudson-Wilkin, 49 – who is married with three children – has already been tipped to be the first woman bishop. A controversial figure, she led calls for the Church of England to apologise for its role in slavery and has lambasted racism in the clergy. A friend said her views were ‘radical, Left of centre’. But the row has divided opinion at Westminster, where by custom the Commons Chaplain fulfills a dual role, acting as ‘Vicar of Parliament’ while also being Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey and the Rector of St Margaret’s Church in Parliament Square.

Another racist offical to add to the list of the Lib/Lab/Con - just remember cases such as this (John Bercow of the Conservatives), Diane Abbott of Labour, David Cameron of the Conservatives and Harriet Harman of the Labour Party. Could you imagine if the BNP did something like this? - oh wait a second!, they did and they got forced to change their party consitution by the politically motivated courts.

How ironic that it only works one way.

Thoughts?

[HotelUser]

I never understood why girls associate themselves with such a religion that clearly states male superiority over females anyway. How stupid

[Hitman]

Racism works one way and in this case racism doesn't apply to anybody other than those nasty, evil, white skinhead BNP Nazi's! Oh and UKIP, them racists! :rolleyes:

[Technologic]

You really should pull the mail out of your arse, its not good for your health.

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You really should pull the mail out of your arse, its not good for your health.

Oh so you agree with people being hired based on their race?

Its a yes or no answer, doesnt require a smart reply.

[Nixt]

I don't think it was so much, "we need to hire a black person", moreover "why don't we try and hire someone other than the traditional, white, middle-class, conservative male." Which I think is a good idea.

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I don't think it was so much, "we need to hire a black person", moreover "why don't we try and hire someone other than the traditional, white, middle-class, conservative male." Which I think is a good idea.

I thought race doesnt matter though? or does race matter?

..and if it does matter, why arent the BNP allowed to make an issue out of race?