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Does the colour of your skin matter in modern Kent?

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Does the colour of your skin matter in modern Kent?

A Kent footballer has won his case for unfair dismissal. 33-year-old Mark McCammon played for Gillingham FC and claims he was racially discriminated against. The club is clearly shocked and may appeal.

Does the colour of your skin matter? Be honest - has it ever been an issue for you?

Do you care or notice the colour of somebody's skin - would you treat them differently if they were not white?
Have you witnessed people being treated differently, even abused because of their race?

What happens in our shools, workplaces, social lives. Are we tolerant in Kent?
If you used to live in London did you notice a difference when you came to Kent?

Are older people more lively to be racist?

Also, three-year-old Harvey Webb may never see a sunrise or sunset.

He has a rare condition that means his eyes cannot handle the light.

At his family home in Tonbridge, his parent's Louise and Andy keep the curtains closed to help their son see the faces of his mum, dad and baby sister Megan - only three months old - who has also been diagnosed.

The condition is known as Achromatopsia, it is the rarest and most severe form of colour blindness - which means what he can see is in black and white.

We speak to his mum Louise.

We hear you views and stories.

3 hours

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  • Tue 31 Jul 2012 09:00