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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 08:21 pm

The UK, that is.  According to this (admittedly Daily Mail) story, it is now considered discrimination in the UK to require in a job posting that job applicants be "reliable" or able to speak English.

The Once-Great Britain, leading the race to the bottom since about 1990....

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Thursday, January 28th, 2010 03:46 am (UTC)
Well, you DO realize that if this non-discrimination thing is to eventually reach the absolute absurd extreme, it will eventually become law that if an employer advertises a job, he will be forced to hire every applicant for that advertised opening - because choosing one over another for any reason is discriminating. *facepalm*
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 03:51 am (UTC)
Careful, you'll give them ideas......
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 05:48 am (UTC)
Part of me wants to see them do it - fast - so they will implode under the weight of this insanity and our liberal lawmakers will stop idolizing these idiotic ideas! First the USSR goes under, then GB - if enough of their idols fall, they might get the hint that those ideas just won't fly in real life.