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What if one candidate is a white woman and the other a non-white man? Who wins the diversity points in that case?

What if one non-white candidate was educated at Eton and Oxford, whereas a white candidate got his degree from the Open University? Who wins the diversity point then?

What if, during a single year, only one person able to be described as falling into a minority applied for judicial office, with the rest deciding that they would prefer to remain the solicitors and barristers they trained to be. What if that one minority candidate was fairly ropey. Would they be guaranteed a seat at the table?

I am a natural born Guardian reader. I knit ethnic peace bicycles, and I whittled my computer from Fairtrade elderberries. I am the child of a militant lesbian, and my right on credentials will withstand the closest scrutiny. I am profoundly worried though, that anything other than appointment based on merit, irrespective of gender, age, school, pigmentation, religion, politics, faith, conviction, football club, gentlemen's club or strip club, would be profoundly damaging. My worry is only compounded by the complete absence of any evidence that increased diversity at the Bench will in any way change the way in which decisions are made, or what those decisions will be.