Gender segregation ‘not permissible’ under equality law
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has ruled that segregation as proposed by the vice-chancellors’ body is “not permissible” under existing equality laws.
Good Society
The UK can’t rely on reputation alone to attract international students
The government should abandon its net migration target and commit unequivocally to increasing the number of international students studying in British education institutions.
Forgotten people
Carl Packman reviews the Ringtone and the Drum by Mark Weston.
Osborne’s cap on the cost of credit presents a challenge we have to meet
if the mountains of usurious cash being built by Wonga, The Money Shop and others seem too high for fairer lenders to scale – ask yourself: did you ever think the Tories would cap the cost of credit?
Why we’re protesting against gender segregation this evening
The decision to allow gender segregation on campus is a shocking betrayal of any notion of equality between the sexes, let alone democracy or socialism.
Human rights in the UK: enduring but under attack
Access to justice and the rule of law, so long preached to other countries, is increasingly fragile in Britain.
3 arguments for paying MPs more money and why they’re wrong
We looked at three arguments being put forward as justification for the pay rise it is recommended MPs receive this week. Oh, and why they’re wrong.
3 questions Iain Duncan Smith must answer
We have three questions that we believe IDS ought to be asked by the committee.
Spanish Popular Party ‘laments’ Mandela’s passing but votes against statue in favour of Franco
Spanish right-wing ruling Popular Party “laments the loss of Nelson Mandela” on its Twitter account. A few months earlier they voted against naming a street after Mandela – a street called “July 18” (in honour of the day Franco rose against the Republic in 1936).
Three things we disagreed with Mandela on
Be in no doubt, Mandela was a great man. But nobody is perfect; and one of the tenets of political maturity is recognising that even the greatest political figures have their flaws.