{"id":758,"date":"2012-02-02T17:49:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T17:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1078051064.test.prositehosting.co.uk\/?p=758"},"modified":"2012-02-02T17:49:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T17:49:08","slug":"us-and-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forwardpartnership.org.uk\/?p=758","title":{"rendered":"Us and Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

I met my youth worker friend at the gym this morning. It had been quite a while since our last conversation.\u00a0There were a couple of minutes, in the steam room, when we talked about his plans to politically educate the young people he is working with so that they can make informed decisions at election time. We agreed that they shouldn\u2019t vote for someone just because he (when are the Pakistani women going to come forward!) was from their community or biraderi<\/em>, extended family. I suggested he should invite all the political parties, one at a time, to send in local election candidates so there could be meaningful exchange. Also, this way he would not be accused of favouring any one political party. <\/span><\/p>\n

We then got talking about Pakistan, how often we go back, the specific areas we each come from (except in his case it was where his family came from as he was born a Brummie). Later, I said: \u201cisn\u2019t Chakswari\u00a0over the other side of the bridge?\u201d He said: \u201cNo, it\u2019s Dadyal that\u2019s over the other side\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

I think the \u2018the other side\u2019 depends on which side of the bridge you are standing! \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I met my youth worker friend at the gym this morning. It had been quite a while since our last conversation.\u00a0There were a couple of minutes, in the steam room, when we talked about his plans to politically educate the young people he is working with so that they can make informed decisions at election … <\/p>\n

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