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by wolfgangK 3243 days ago
Re: Ukip and racism, there is a lot of political acts to provide context that can invalidate (or not [0]) their statements. As for this guy, his memo should be considered on it's own (in good faith) for lack of outside context about the author.

I do not understand how what he actually advocates could be considered discriminatory. It seems to me that it would indeed "disproportionately affect particular demographics", but in a good way by making sure that no https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkson%27s_paradox could induce any skill/gender bias in the workforce.

[0] I have no particular knowledge about ukip