I was dismayed to read (News 7th March) that Cambridgeshire County Council have not disciplined Councillor Gail Kenney for the racist and islamophobic comments she made toward the young group of Cambridge women last summer.
It is a disgrace that a councillor can be so disrespectful to young people when they are trying to engage with democracy. It is further shameful that the Council should virtually dismiss the complaint when the group had the courage seek justice and stand up for their rights.
Muslim’s are already being made scapegoats by the Government. New Labour have courted racism in order to try and justify their failed ‘War on Terror’. However this should not be an excuse for local representatives to follow suit. What Councillor Kenney said would have rightly lost most of us our jobs. In the current political climate our local representatives and public bodies should be going out of their war to ensure that every on in our community feels that they are supported and treated equally.
It is a disgrace that a councillor can be so disrespectful to young people when they are trying to engage with democracy. It is further shameful that the Council should virtually dismiss the complaint when the group had the courage seek justice and stand up for their rights.
Muslim’s are already being made scapegoats by the Government. New Labour have courted racism in order to try and justify their failed ‘War on Terror’. However this should not be an excuse for local representatives to follow suit. What Councillor Kenney said would have rightly lost most of us our jobs. In the current political climate our local representatives and public bodies should be going out of their war to ensure that every on in our community feels that they are supported and treated equally.
Labels: Stop the War, Unite/Anti Racism
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