User talk:Devers69

John Taylor was given the position as Tory MP for Cheltenham under John Major, Cheltenham was renowned a safe Conservative seat. The town had been Conservative for 88 years and was happy with its Conservative MP although Un-known to most of his voters was a closet homosexual., Because of Cheltenham's reputation as a safe seat, The Tory's assumed they could appoint anybody to lead Cheltenham. The Tory's then decided to employ John Taylor the first black Conservative MP. The town rebelled, not against his politics, but his skin colour, little England showed at the ballot its true colours this ultra conservative town, was happy to see Thatcher destroy the mines, to privatise the railways, the trains, the water to sell off social housing but they would not put up with being represented by a man of non european decent regardless of his right wing beliefs. Cheltenham changed from Conservative to Liberal over night. While this was good for the town it was done simply because John Taylor was Black. It was the first time in British politics that racism was democratically decided, It is rare that a town such as Cheltenham has an impact on the nations politics. At the time it went relatively un noticed, it is only now with perspective that it becomes important. Could this situation happen today in Britain? Some of us hope not. Are we as a country any nearer to having a prime minister of non north European decent? John Taylor is a prime example of Britain's inherent racism a man subjected to judgement because of the colour of his skin. The Conservative Party after John Tailors defeat in 1992 continued to use him as an example of conservative diversity as-well as using him as a scape goat. John Taylor was in affect the first volutary right wing slave. He sacrificed his principles, dignity,race and freedom so that he could better himself and his kin. he was a fore bearer for members of minority communities who wish to distance them selves from their own people. People who are more interested in self preservation than the needs of the mass's. What is commonly none as the 1%.