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A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
I thought of our favourite family when I saw this story on the BBC website. I sent a petition to Downing street about the xenophobia against the Portuguese in the media and I got a message that it was rejected.
ReplyDeletesee attached:
Hi,
I'm sorry to inform you that your petition has been rejected.
Your petition was classed as being in the following categories:
* Outside the remit or powers of the Prime Minister and
Government
If you wish to edit and resubmit your petition, please follow
the following link:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/xenophobia/C6psdvDJjBtZApdPf0BHQdU
You have four weeks in which to do this, after which your
petition will appear in the list of rejected petitions.
Your petition reads:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'ask the
British media to stop the xenophobic and racist campaign
against Portugal and the Portuguese people'
The most disgusting example of this phenomenon is the article
by Bel Mooney in the Daily Mail of 18th October where she talks
disparagingly of Portuguese women, ridiculing their appearance
and thinking faculties. This casual racism by the British media
towards our European neighbours and partners debases us all in
Britain.
-- the ePetitions team
Obviously Gordon Brown doesn't want to annoy his middle england supporters. The last straw for me in this case is this revolting article in the daily mail today, where Portuguese women are insulted.
see link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/columnists.html?in_article_id=488191&in_page_id=1772&in_author_id=465&in_check=N
My petition against the British media's xenophobia has now gone up on the 10 Downing St website. Feel free to sign it. Thanks. Link below -
ReplyDeletehttp://petitions.pm.gov.uk/xenophobia/