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Opinion: Welsh Liberal Democrat Conference supports retention of Section 3 of the Equality Act

By Robin Lynn | Mon 22nd April 2013 - 8:55 am

At the Welsh Liberal Democrat conference in Cardiff yesterday, a comfortable majority of representatives carried a motion urging that Lib Dem peers be allowed to vote with their consciences on amendment 35 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. By so allowing, the party will send out the signal that our commitment to equality and human rights is undiminished despite being in coalition with a party whose commitment is at best questionable.

Amendment 35 was originally moved in the Lords by disability campaigner Baroness Jane Campbell and passed in March, supported by Labour, cross Benchers, a majority of Lib Dem peers, …

Opinion: Why we’re rocking the boat in Brighton this weekend

By James Shaddock | Fri 8th March 2013 - 3:36 pm

I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership in relation to the party over the past few weeks in the wake of the allegations about the conduct of Lord Rennard, which he denies.

Why did no one tackle this effectively at the time? Why did it take several brave women talking to the media for us to finally deal with such a serious problem?

Credit where credit is due, Tim Gordon, the party’s Chief Executive has been impressive so far but is it enough?

Not for me or other Liberal Democrats members. That is why we set up

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Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece writes…

By Meral Ece | Wed 6th March 2013 - 3:00 pm

On Monday 4 March, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, a renowned and respected disability rights campaigner, tabled an amendment, to which I included my name and support, opposing the Government’s proposal to repeal the ‘General Duty’ of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, arguing that doing so will fundamentally change the purpose, role and scope for the only equality and human rights statutory organisation in the UK.

The General Duty says that the EHRC ‘shall discharge its functions with a view to encouraging and supporting a society in which:

.. people’s ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination,

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Posted in News and Op-eds | Also tagged equality act and house of lords | 8 Comments

Marriage for same sex couples, but not yet equal for all…

By Ed Fordham | Fri 1st February 2013 - 3:21 pm

In 2013 we celebrate 15 years of having been ‘going out’ together. That’s a long time to be ‘going out’ – even for the decidedly commitment-phobic.

Over the last fifteen years we have attended many weddings, christenings, funerals of friends and family that mark out the great stations of life.

Apart from the occasional birthday bash and Eurovision party- we haven’t provided a similar opportunity for our friends and family to celebrate our life together.

On Tuesday the House of Commons will have a free vote on the Marriage (same sex couples) Bill – it’s not a perfect bill and in committee and …

Posted in News | Also tagged Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012-13 | 86 Comments

Opinion: You know what, equality impact assessments can be quite useful

By Alex Folkes | Wed 23rd January 2013 - 12:30 pm

Equality Impact Assessments are carried out by local councils to judge how their decisions will affect some of the most marginal communities in their area. But there are calls now to scrap the process as part of the Tory mantra on scrapping red tape.

I know that some authorities have turned EIAs into the worst extremes of political correctness gone mad.

But the truth is that councils (and the Government too please) should be

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged equality impact assessments and Local government | 8 Comments

South Bronx is just as important as Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall

By Caron Lindsay | Tue 22nd January 2013 - 1:55 pm

It is lovely to watch a US President taking the oath of office and not be scared. The feeling of dread I experienced in 1981 and 2001 when Reagan and the younger Bush took office was not pleasant. While Barack Obama has not been perfect, his heart is generally in the right place. His achievements in his first term are all the more remarkable when you consider that he faced a Congress full of some of the most right wing, conservative Republicans we’ve seen in our lifetimes whose sole aim was to thwart his every move.

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Jo Swinson becomes Platform 51′s Woman of the Week

By Caron Lindsay | Sun 30th September 2012 - 11:15 am

Charity Platform 51, which works towards a world where “women and girls are in control of their lives”, is highlighting an MP from each party during Conference season who has made a stand for equality and inclusion.

For the Liberal Democrats, it’s Jo Swinson who has been given the accolade of women and the week after her keynote speech in Brighton. They also recognise her decade of work on issues relating to equalities.

Platform 51 say:

Jo has also chaired the Liberal Democrats Women’s Policy Working Groupwhich focuses on tackling some of the key areas that Platform 51 works with women and girls. These include money (pay,

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Featherstone and Crockart slam Page 3

By Caron Lindsay | Wed 19th September 2012 - 3:25 pm

A petition calling on the editor of the Sun to withdraw the Page 3 feature has gained more than 13,000 signatures in the last 2 days. I’m supporting this campaign because I strongly believe that a national newspaper showing half clothed women is a significant background note in the cultural melody which stops women from being treated as equal citizens. How am I supposed to convince my daughter that she’s an equal member of society when she sees women portrayed as little more than window dressing for the express entertainment of men?

Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West Mike Crockart …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged lynne featherstone, mike crockart, page 3 and the sun | 43 Comments

Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece writes: Towards racial equality

By Meral Ece | Wed 12th September 2012 - 1:49 pm

Nick Clegg said in his keynote speech to Autumn Conference last year that his objective is:

A fair start for every child… we allow prejudice, tradition and class to crush a million hopes and dreams….that’s why I have been leading the charge for social mobility – for fairer chances, for real freedom.

Liberal Democrats want to see opportunity unconstrained by discrimination, and with equal life chances with respect to ethnicity.

The world has become a smaller place. Improving transport links and technological breakthroughs are drawing the people of the world closer together. In socially and racially diverse 21^st Century Britain we need to …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged liberal democrat race equality task force and nick clegg | 34 Comments

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Opinion: Welsh Liberal Democrat Conference supports retention of Section 3 of the Equality Act

Opinion: Why we’re rocking the boat in Brighton this weekend

Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece writes…

Marriage for same sex couples, but not yet equal for all…

Opinion: You know what, equality impact assessments can be quite useful

South Bronx is just as important as Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall

Jo Swinson becomes Platform 51′s Woman of the Week

Featherstone and Crockart slam Page 3

Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece writes: Towards racial equality

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