Firstly, I want to point out that I don't think we need a politician from a ethinic minority in order for them to understand issues around race. In fact, a non-white politician would probably be just as out-of-touch as a white one.
Secondly, although we don't have many non-white politicians in high positions, we do have a surprisingly large number of black and asian back-bench MPs. I don't have exact figures, but I was going through a list a little while ago, and I was surprised to see the racial diversity (obviously this is not even close to equal to the diversity of the whole country, but it isn't so bad). Note than under a Labour or Lib Dem government, a cabinet would probably be more racially diverse.
It will be decades until we get a non-white PM, but I don't think it is a major issue. Margaret Thatcher got lots of votes just because she was a woman, and she drove the nation into the ground. The moral: voting for a "minority" for no other reason than that will not end well.
A lot of people voted for Obama for no other reason than because he was black, not white. A lot of people voted for Thatcher for no other reason than because she was a woman, not a man. There is no reason why a lot of people wouldn't vote for a non-white PM for no better reason than because he (or she) was black, on the same logic.
When will a Black or Asian Prime Minister finally lead England?
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Firstly, I want to point out that I don't think we need a politician from a ethinic minority in order for them to understand issues around race. In fact, a non-white politician would probably be just as out-of-touch as a white one.
Secondly, although we don't have many non-white politicians in high positions, we do have a surprisingly large number of black and asian back-bench MPs. I don't have exact figures, but I was going through a list a little while ago, and I was surprised to see the racial diversity (obviously this is not even close to equal to the diversity of the whole country, but it isn't so bad). Note than under a Labour or Lib Dem government, a cabinet would probably be more racially diverse.
It will be decades until we get a non-white PM, but I don't think it is a major issue. Margaret Thatcher got lots of votes just because she was a woman, and she drove the nation into the ground. The moral: voting for a "minority" for no other reason than that will not end well.
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If they were voted in for no other reason the world will have gone mad. But when do you think it might happen coincidentally?
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A lot of people voted for Obama for no other reason than because he was black, not white. A lot of people voted for Thatcher for no other reason than because she was a woman, not a man. There is no reason why a lot of people wouldn't vote for a non-white PM for no better reason than because he (or she) was black, on the same logic.