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What would be the implications for feminism if the Equality Act, Human Rights Act & EHCR go, as Reform apparently want to get rid of them? if

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AliasGrace47 · 27/08/2025 12:58

Found this out very recently, I'm just thinking now about potential implications.

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AliasGrace47 · 27/08/2025 13:24

Merrymouse · 27/08/2025 13:23

This relates to the ECtHR and is presumably because it is felt that rights are not being correctly balanced, particularly re Article 8.

I think this view is shared by other countries in the EU, so I suspect there will be changes, but that the court will still exist.

However, that is not the same as scrapping Equality Law in the UK.

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Exactly, we need to be clear on this thread whether we mean the ECHR, the Human Rights Act or the Equality Act. All have different implications.

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wonderstuff · 27/08/2025 13:23

It’s bad enough at the moment if you’re female or disabled, ditching the EA would be a disaster. No maternity protection, no requirement to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, equal pay has been in place in law for many years but still companies try it on when they can. It would be like being in the USA where they can fire you on a whim. Which of course is what Reform really wants. They pretend to be for the common man, laying blame for all problems on ‘others’ in reality they want to ditch employee and environmental protection policies to make life easier for the super rich.

Merrymouse · 27/08/2025 13:23

Hoardasurass · 27/08/2025 13:11

Its not just reform Labour peers are starting to say the same so far its only David Blunket and Jack Straw
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This relates to the ECtHR and is presumably because it is felt that rights are not being correctly balanced, particularly re Article 8.

I think this view is shared by other countries in the EU, so I suspect there will be changes, but that the court will still exist.

However, that is not the same as scrapping Equality Law in the UK.

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AliasGrace47 · 27/08/2025 13:22

turkeyboots · 27/08/2025 13:10

Google the Equality Act.

It pulls together a range of anti discrimination laws into one place. Without it you can be sacked for being female or disabled or black or foreign or gay, just to list a few. And you would have no rights to equal pay or access to services.

Bad...but I thought for equal pay we had the Equal Pay Act already, for women?

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AliasGrace47 · 27/08/2025 13:22

That's worrying.. I've noticed a lot of people on MN generally seem to support Reform, or at least feel that they might have a positive influence. Obviously they're not the devil incarnate or anything, but it did suprise me to find out their stance on the Equality Act, etc when many people here seemed to be positive about them.

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 27/08/2025 13:18

It would be disastrous unless other law was drafted to replace it which protected women’s rights. Agree it’s a possibility in future that Reform will get in and do this. I’m sure women will get the blame whatever happens.

Hoardasurass · 27/08/2025 13:11

Its not just reform Labour peers are starting to say the same so far its only David Blunket and Jack Straw
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turkeyboots · 27/08/2025 13:10

Google the Equality Act.

It pulls together a range of anti discrimination laws into one place. Without it you can be sacked for being female or disabled or black or foreign or gay, just to list a few. And you would have no rights to equal pay or access to services.

Merrymouse · 27/08/2025 13:08

Bad.

No more court cases to protect women's rights. No more court cases to protect freedom of belief.

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AliasGrace47 · 27/08/2025 13:04

I can see there would be potential good & bad consequences. The Human Rights Act has been criticised for enabling hate preachers, for one, so reforming those elements would be a v good thing.

Otoh what implications would repeal of the Equality Act have? Wasn't that one of the things the Supreme Court used to show that women (& incl minority groups like lesbians) are legally entitled to single-sex spaces?

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