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Re: Unquiet flows the Don – politicalbetting.com
But the second part of that sentence implies that the court IS adjudicating on the meaning of the word "woman" as used in the Equality Act 2010 (and indeed that is what the judgment goes on…2 -
Re: Unquiet flows the Don – politicalbetting.com
I'm afraid that isn't quite right in terms of the legislation. The state of not being pregnant is not a "protected characteristic" as defined, for instance (although, as I've noted below, n…1 -
Re: Unquiet flows the Don – politicalbetting.com
Isn't the point here that you legislate to deal with actual problems not theoretical ones? Otherwise you're creating scope for rather spurious legal actions, and requiring employers (in particular) t…2 -
Re: Unquiet flows the Don – politicalbetting.com
On atheism, the Equality Act says "Religion means any religion and a reference to religion includes a reference to a lack of religion". It's also established as falling under "belief&q…3 -
Re: Unquiet flows the Don – politicalbetting.com
Worth remembering, though, that the protected characteristics generally encompass everyone. So I, a heterosexual white middle-aged man, am protected from discrimination based on my sexuality, race, a…2
