NO FOOLS • At the last RHA Conference Mr Bottomley
14th February 1987, Page 54
14th February 1987
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made reference to the fact that he does not see enough coloured people driving lorries.
Carefully considered, this could be construed as a highly racial remark in the worst taste. Mr Bottomley apparently feels that a job with disgusting pay, lousy conditions and quite often virtually no home life, not to mention being the prey of every notebook-happy policeman, MoT Inspector and metermaid — is quite good enough for the ethnic minorities.
They are far too bright to fall into such a stupid trap and Mr Bottomley would do well to stick to kissing babies and leave the transport business to the people who presently operate it.
A H Tonge AS] Freight Forwarding Nuneaton, Warwickshire