tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639708932164880269.post1426834705136332885..comments2024-03-14T10:08:55.488+00:00Comments on The Lambeth Walk: Homosexual Heads in the SandThe 1st Earl of Cromerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14165851377583132629noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639708932164880269.post-11662637940694954182009-11-17T00:35:38.823+00:002009-11-17T00:35:38.823+00:00I've just had a quick peek at Court News. Of ...I've just had a quick peek at <i>Court News</i>. Of the 12 cases on the first page at the time of writing, one is actually a duplicate entry. Of the unique 11, judging solely by names, 6 are non-Europeans (4 South Asian Muslims, 1 Vietnamese and 1 Nigerian). 4 names sound like White British people and one is difficult to classify.<br /><br />A small sample but an interesting one.<br /><br />I recall when I did jury service at an inner-London court last year, 80%-90% of the surnames on the lists were "non-White foreign", overwhelmingly Muslim names and West African names. Among defendants with British-looking surnames, a significant proportion (I didn't have the time or opportunity to do a discreet count, to be honest) were characteristically West Indian.<br /><br />Curious, innit?Edwin Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639193560457674072noreply@blogger.com