Equality
Tories won’t implement “mistaken” Equalities provisions
The Tories have said they won't implement "mistaken" provisions in the Equality Bill. Is this what Cameron meant by the 'Big Society'?
Gender inequality: Women still earn 20% less than men
An OECD study, published today to mark International Women's Day, reveals that, globally, women are paid almost a fifth less than men.
“Social recession” not quite as Cameron sees it
David Cameron today spoke of a ‘social recession’. Evidence, however, suggests that the social recession goes deeper than moral failure or community breakdown.
Dale wrong on BME candidates
Iain Dale today writes that "Tories have more BME candidates than Labour." He is wrong: Labour has 42 black and minority ethnic candidates to the Conservative's 38.
Memo to the mainstream: where’s the vision, where’s the courage?
Moving the UK from being one of the most unequal developed world societies to being one of the most equal would yield huge benefits, new research has confirmed.
Tabloid hysteria over Equalities Bill wide of the mark
The Equalities Bill, will, for the first time, outlaw discrimination on the grounds of socio-economic background.