BBC presenter Jon Holmes claims he was fired for being a 'white man'.
A BBC presenter has condemned the broadcaster’s diversity strategy and claimed he was dismissed from his role for being a “white man”.
Jon Holmes, a Bafta-winning writer and comedian who has appeared on Radio 4’s The Now Show for 18 years, claimed bosses let him go after informing him the show was being recast with “more women and diversity” .
Writing for the Mail on Sunday, Holmes said while he was in favour of diversity, he did not believe in “positive discrimination”. He said he was a firm proponent of meritocracy and the debate surrounding diversity needed to be opened up.
“Should I, as a white man (through no fault of my own), be fired from my job because I am a white man?” he asks. “Arguably, yes. You may well think I’m crap on The Now Show, and that’s fine, but to be told it’s because I’m the wrong sex and colour? I’m just not sure that’s helpful to anyone’s cause.”
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A BBC presenter has condemned the broadcaster’s diversity strategy and claimed he was dismissed from his role for being a “white man”.
Jon Holmes, a Bafta-winning writer and comedian who has appeared on Radio 4’s The Now Show for 18 years, claimed bosses let him go after informing him the show was being recast with “more women and diversity” .
Writing for the Mail on Sunday, Holmes said while he was in favour of diversity, he did not believe in “positive discrimination”. He said he was a firm proponent of meritocracy and the debate surrounding diversity needed to be opened up.
“Should I, as a white man (through no fault of my own), be fired from my job because I am a white man?” he asks. “Arguably, yes. You may well think I’m crap on The Now Show, and that’s fine, but to be told it’s because I’m the wrong sex and colour? I’m just not sure that’s helpful to anyone’s cause.”
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