The Tories are just like our own stateside version of Conservatism, Inc. Here is the face of Tory conservatism (mainstream conservatism, that is) in England (hat tip: AmRen):
MPs do not represent the people of Britain properly because they are too white, David Cameron has said.
The Prime Minister said there is “much more to be done” to encourage more people from ethnic minority backgrounds to enter Parliament.
Mr Cameron made the comments in a preface to a book, “Rainbow over Westminster”, which charts the increasing number of MPs who are black or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
In the preface, Mr Cameron said that the book “serves as a reminder – that there is much more to be done.
“Our Parliament is still nowhere near representative enough of the country we live in today.
“We should not presume that this will simply correct itself over time. History isn’t written for us: it is written by us.” …
Since the first MP was elected 172 years ago, there have been 38 ethnic minority MPs in the Commons. Today 26 out of 650 MPs are from BME backgrounds…
Mr Cameron’s remarks come after research published last month from the Policy Exchange thinktank, which said that non-white people will make up between 20 and 30 per cent of the population by 2050. The current share is around 14 per cent.
