David Cameron and Barack Obama seem to have found common ground. DC has today backed Barack Obama over Obama's claim that black fathers need to take more responsibility over their children. Obama says that absent black fathers are behaving like teenagers and shirking their responsibilities.
In an interview for the Guardian, DC insists the appalling discrimination and economic disadvantage black people experience have to be recognised and changed. DC added, "I think he's (Obama) absolutely right. I mean I think it's a very brave thing to do. And it will have a huge influence that he has said it. I've had a number of meetings with black church leaders who make the same point. They are concerned about family breakdown and social breakdown, and want to see what I call a responsibility revolution take place."
tBg is very pleased to see a new hugely influential black figure on the political scene, and hopes more black issues can now be addressed without accusations of racism being thrown about.
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C looks like he is eating well at the moment.
lol. Actually the picture isn't that recent Alister. Just needed a contemplating look... DC's pretty buff these days. ;)
Pot, Kettle
How is this a 'black issue' tbg?
Social breakdown in Britian can hardly be blamed on a people who are statistically a minority.
It's the good old white British people that are getting 15 yr olds pregnant and using MY tax to stay on the dole.
Well done to DC for speaking out. And he is looking rather trim these days-I saw him a few days ago.
tBg agrees CM. However Obama and DC were specifically talking about black families.
tBg stats' are that 57% of black Caribbean children grow up in lone parent households, compared with 25% of white children.
Truly sounds like a problem with those stats.
But the point I wanted to make was that is social breakdown in itself is something that affects the entire society, not just those of Black Caribbean descent here in Britain.
I am looking forward to this being addressed by DC and hope both gain power soon. Then I can be proud of both countries.
As does tBg, CM.
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