Labour draws up equality law revamp that will inflict ‘socialism’ on Britain

Does Starmer really want to gift the next GE to Reform?
Because if every public body is going to effectively be obliged to bias towards one group over another, with the group biased against already paying thru the nose for worse and worse services and outcomes, expected in the next few years to pay more and more for less and less, then a complex and ultimately fragile social bond is broken.
And Reform will be able to argue that equalities legislation is pure social engineering. And win on a platform of rolling it back.
Lob in the hand grenade that trans identities will be positioned as most vulnerable in society, least free and socially mobile, most prejudiced against, thus needing maximum protections.
No wonder Phillipson has been treading water on the SC ruling for over a year now.
Hang on in there, Bridget, hang on in there...

Good. Well done Starmer.

Well the principle of making a more equal society and ensuring that those at the bottom have food, warm safe housing , and a chance improve their life seems a good thing to me

and yes you have to take from the top sometimes
and yes the middle may see the gap between middle and bottom reduces - although for real equality its the gap between top and bottom that matters - and I guess that’s what’s scaring the toffs and so the want to make sure everyone is scared

The article states, “In practice, they warn that this could lead to middle-class families being discriminated against when it comes to school places, police resources and hospital and GP appointments.”
So the very people who pay for all this will not be able to avail themselves of state services. What, I wonder, will happen when all those who pay in decide they have had enough, and take their money and talents elsewhere? Already, there is a worrying exodus of young, qualified people. If I were the government, I would be most concerned about the fact that “In the UK, approximately 46.7% of individuals live in households that are net contributors—meaning they pay more in taxes than they receive in benefits—as of the financial year ending (FYE) 2024, according to Office for National Statistics data” - which means more than half live in households that take more than they contribute.

Hmm it sounds like Labour are planning to table an amendment/ add an additional public sector duty to the EQA. But it is the job of the EHRC to issue statutory guidance?

it would explain why the amended guidance has been sat on for such a long time.

Would they try and sneak in changes to protected characteristics affected by the FWS SC ruling, as they have not consulted on this.

having said that if they are planning major amendments to sex based rights that would explain the foot dragging by the statutory sector and local government bodies.

So we will see.

Jesus Christ, favouring the people with least? Who on earth would be in favour of that...

Seems pretty unshocking to me, especially as it is simply reintroducing a requirement that was already present in the law and was zapped by the Tory Austerity crowd.

Can I self-identify as deprived?