An aspiring police officer who was denied a job in his local police force because he was white, straight, and male has won his appeal against the decision. Matthew Furlong, 25, applied to join Cheshire Police, following in the footsteps of his father Liam Furlong, but was rejected using the so-called “positive action” provisions in the Equality Act.(snip) The incident is the latest in a long line of instances of police forces pursuing positive action to the detriment of white male talent.(snip)