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Should Asian taxi drivers wear a uniform instead of salwaar kameez to work?

Should Asian taxi drivers wear a uniform instead of salwaar kameez to work? Plus it's Guess the Story with our guest panel.

At 1, Were Asian taxi drivers being unreasonable for only wanting to wear shalwar kameez to work?

Pendle Council in Lancashire were defeated in a vote last night to try to get all their taxi drivers to smarten up. The council had drawn up proposals about acceptable dress codes for cab and taxi drivers in Pendle. They included no short skits, rips or holes in clothes and rugby tops. But some Asian drivers argued that by not allowing them to wear the salwaar kameez, the council were racially discriminating against them. Do you agree?
What's wrong with a council trying to get their employees to smarten up and wear what everyone else wears? Do you think this is a case of some Asians playing the race card?


After 2, it's Guess the Story with our guest panel. Nihal will be giving you three clues about each of the stories, all you have to do is guss what they are and tell him. Last week the panel won so can you beat the panel this week?

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