Whiter than white

I'm not far left.

Whiter than white is a Shakespeare phrase ( makes me think of Upstart Crow in Stratters.)

The far left on GN think everything is right wing, every newspaper and even the BBC.The poor old beeb seem very even handed to me.

I said the right wing press because a quick google told me that it was papers who are traditionally right wing who reported the story.

Then why say the right wing press have jumped on it? Most people would say ‘the press’.
There may well be other charges, but at the moment the charge seems to be a racial one, which is why we are discussing it.

Do you really actually believe that a senior officer is on the point of losing his job for using this phrase?

Or could the reality be tied up in the fact that Operation Embley has uncovered something that warrants further attention.

Of course not everything is a plot, right wing or otherwise.

oldbatty not everything in the world is a right wing plot.
On the face of what has been reported, it would seem an OTT reaction to a common phrase.
Very unkind to accuse another poster of ‘stirring’ when this
Is simply something in the news today.

I used to work for a woman accountant who always said we must be whiter than white. I always took it to mean that we must be beyond reproach in our accounts that they must not be dirty.
I always thought it was to do with washing i.e. meaning that everything was clean and above board. I never ever thought that it had racist undertones or had anything to do with the colour of anyone's skin.

There is clearly more to this than meets the eye. It is part of a much bigger picture. The right wing press have jumped on it as it is a handy little sound bite.

Remember the story about Baa Baa black sheep being banned? It turned out to be totally discredited.

Why do you think I am "stirring it" as you so eloquently phrase it oldbatty
I was only interested in other people's opinion of this, I agree the context is important but in this case it seems there was not a racial element to this.

There was a time when anyone hearing this phrase would think in terms of housewives having immaculate laundry on the line.
I loathe the dismissive term "political correctness gone mad" as we do need to flag up unconscious racism but this is overreaction!

oldbatty
Have you read the article?
It was used in the context of 'officers should be beyond reproach'
Do you get it now?

A spokesman for the Independent Office for Police Complaints (IOPC) said: “I can confirm that as part of *Operation Embley into allegations of serious corruption and malpractice within the Directorate of Professional Standards a notice of investigation has been served on an officer informing them we are investigating the alleged use of language deliberately intended to offend and that had racist undertones

So its not just about a phrase is it?

I have just read the article , no way can what is reported be in any way racist

I've read it. He 'may face disciplinary action' apparently.

What do you mean stirring it? have you read the article?

Do you honestly believe that a high ranking police officer was going about his business and during a morning briefing used the phrase " whiter than white" in passing?

This was then reported and he may lose his job?

I think not.

Oldbatty, why is Sodapop stirring it?

I haven't read the coverage, but if the officer was just using a common phrase in the English language, then I completely
agree. There should be a public protest in his favour.

I think you're stirring it.