Burnley's Old Folk Responsible for the Riot!

Now it's official. At last we know who caused last summer's riot! It was Burnley's white old folk, with their racist attitude and lack of understanding of Islam.

Those were the findings of the Government's Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) which has just published a 220 page dossier examining the causes behind the riots.

The PIU claimed that Burnley's Muslim men from Pakistan and Bangladesh, far from being the culprits, were in fact, victims of "racial harassment and discrimination, which have negatively influenced the achievements of both first and second-generation minorities in their efforts to get work."

While what was really responsible for the riots was,
"racist attitudes that were found across Britain, but were concentrated in the North and among older, poorer and less educated white people."

The PIU report, which found Pakistani and Bangladeshi men three times more likely to be unemployed than men from other immigrant communities, calls for immediate action be taken to relieve the lack of opportunities for Burnley's Muslim men.

It recommends,
* new programmes for ethnic minority small businesses.
* pressure placed on local employers to ultilise the Muslim workforce.
* positive discrimination in government purchasing to exert influence on firms.

Today, Burnley's Labour Council will mull over the PIU report and decide on how to implement it's findings.

After May 2nd, BNP councillors will also act swiftly. They will place the PIU report, along with its recommendations, in the Town Hall shredder!






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