BBC bans white people from trainee job

The BBC (Blatantly Biased Corporation?!) have announced that they will only allowing people from ethnic minorities to apply for a trainee position on their Springwatch programme. 

The broadcaster is advertising a one-year, £17,810 trainee production management assistant role with its Science Unit in Glasgow, but the position is 'only open to black, Asian and ethnically diverse candidates'.

Positive discrimination is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010, but 'positive action' is allowed for trainee and internship roles in areas where there is under-representation.

The advert was posted online by Creative Access, a company that aims to boost the number of ethnic minorities working in the creative, media and arts industries.

Whoever gets the post will have the chance to work on popular BBC shows including Springwatch, The One Show and The Truth About series.

The advert by Creative Access says: 'The successful candidate will be someone with a desire to build a career in the TV industry and a demonstrable interest in BBC Studios.'

A trainee researcher position with the Corporation's Bristol-based Natural History Unit was also recently advertised as being open only to candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds.