THE little nasties that make up the Race Relations industry and the politically correct lobby are at it again. This time the target of their mischief, one of our main essential services the Fire Brigade, accusing the Brigade of racism and making it impossible to recruit members of the ethnic minorities.

The personnel of the service who are prepared to lay their lives on the line any time of the day or night, entering burning buildings to save lives at their own risk, do not deserve the mischief directed at them.

If ethnic minorities wish to join the Fire Brigade, all they have to do is fill in an application form, attend a personal interview and if suitable medically and educationally, they will be chosen.

The reason they say they won't join is because of harassment by their indigenous colleagues. How will they feel having to carry out half burnt bodies and face many other horrors by doing their duty.

As for the ridiculous quotas called for by the Home Office, they will have to resort to press gangs as the Navy did in the past.

DAVID BEHAR,

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