6 London councils to ignore EHRC guidance

Good grief, I must be positively tripping over MNers whenever I leave the house…

Lewisham has been failing to fulfil its statutory duties & requirements for its disabled residents for years. About 14.5% to 15.2% of Lewisham’s population is known to be disabled; but of course meaningful change costs money. Empty virtue signalling isn’t going to cut it. The Lewisham Mayor’s manifesto mentioned his desire to work with the Disabled People’s Commission. Which finished years ago. No sign of him taking an interest in the successor organisation yet.

By comparison, 1.02% of the population over 16 is thought to be trans - however, around 16.2% of the population’s height="1278px" width="100%" src="www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2205/fig5/index.html"></iframe> main language is not English; & approximately 3.3% of the population either cannot speak English well or cannot speak it all - something we know caused issues with the former statistic. Lewisham also has a large religious population: 43.8% Christian; 7.4% Muslim; 2.1% Hindu; 0.3% Jewish (worth noting the Synagogue is Orthodox); & 0.2% Sikh. They might like to recall that religion is ALSO a protected characteristic - and indeed that GC beliefs are protected under the EA too.

Will also write; & will alert people I know are TERFy locally…

I do wonder about how the Green vote will stand up here in Lewisham, especially if Northern Andy can refresh the reputation of the Labour Government.
I used to wonder about my dads attitude to society, he always seemed to expect incompetence everywhere. He himself was a skillful and personable multi trades professional, its taken many years but I get it now. Many maybe most people aren't really very good at critical thinking. Or maybe just were never taught how to do it and why it is important. So thanks Dad.

On thinking a bit more - is a legal challenge something the JKRWF might find? I mean, I know we’d need to have instructed a solicitor & have a costs projection even to apply, but…

Janice Turner (a Southwark resident) in the Times:

Eddie says he’ll speak to leisure services. I say I’d like McAsh himself to tell female residents whether he will comply with the EHRC. Many hours pass, in which great minds at Southwark town hall must be thumbing frantically through Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/77fbe275-dc42-4617-9d55-1592d5e1135f?shareToken=1bae794735b30989ff8a83e81124229e&ver=article