If ministers want to foster a general atmosphere of equal treatment for lawful opinion, institutions such as local authorities and the police must set the example.
Like any tool, civil rights law and be used for good or ill. Parts of the left are committed to wielding it as a sword; conservative should be prepared, as Kemi Badenoch said of the UK’s Equality Act, to use it as a shield.
But with a nuanced approach, the Tories can address areas of concern without alienating a vital, more liberal-minded part of their electoral coalition.
A new report into the NHS workforce uses immutable characteristics to decide how well employees should be doing at work.
The Singh report found no evidence of institutionalised racism, it set out the need for the Conservative Party to overhaul its complaints process.
As a party we should welcome measures that can help address existing shortcomings.
The sixth piece in a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
We enclose a link for submissions to the inquiry, which is chaired by Professor Swaran Preet Singh.
It is damaged beyond repair by poor definitions, confusion and misuse. The term harms Muslims.
If MPs want to take the plaudits for creating such laws, they must also take the responsibility of defining their limits.
The sooner we deal with our Party’s past, however difficult, the easier it will be to drive out the hatred emerging on the Left today.
David Lammy and the Social Mobility Commission both made a big splash on the basis of weak evidence and flawed assumptions.
The idea that all groups should have the same outcomes is just an update of the old socialist idea of equality of outcome – ignoring the choices that individuals make.
Introducing Bright Blue’s seventy-point plan to support Theresa May in her quest to combat the “burning injustices” she outlined on the steps of Downing Street.
Frank Hester’s racist outbursts gives lie to the fallacy that we live in a post-racial society. It is an uncomfortable truth, but through acceptance we can start the process of building one.