Taylor Swift reacts joyously to news the House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act

On Thursday, the House Of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act, which would provide basic protections for those of the LGBTQ+ community against discrimination. And Taylor Swift, who has actively lobbied for the progressive act in recent years, took to Twitter to celebrate the monumental news. ‘YES!!! Fingers crossed and praying that the Senate … Read more

Racial equality charity is itself accused of RACISM after branding black Tory pundit a ‘house n***o’

A racial equality charity has been embroiled in a race row after tweeting a vile racist slur at a black Tory commentator. The Race Trust faced a furious backlash after the post branding mixed-race political pundit Calvin Robinson, who is of Afro-Caribbean descent, a ‘n***o’. The Race Trust, founded by Aysha Khanom, vows to ‘change … Read more

Equality and Human Rights Commission CEO forced out of second home in Wales on Christmas Day

Welsh police kicked the head of Equality and Human Rights Commission out of holiday house on Christmas Day after locals reporter her breaking Covid rules Rebecca Hilsenrath broke Covid rules by driving from Hertfordshire to Llanegryn Police spoke to her twice after an outcry by locals who found out she was there After the second visit … Read more

Equality watchdog’s probe after board member ‘liked’ tweets slamming Black Lives Matter activists

Equality watchdog launches inquiry after board member ‘liked’ tweets slamming Black Lives Matter activists and a post describing ‘misogynist’ and ‘homophobe’ as ‘ideological propaganda terms’ Alasdair Henderson is part of the Equality and Human Rights Commission His personal Twitter account liked or retweeted others social media posts One of them criticised the police for treating … Read more

Home Office ‘ignored laws’ in Windrush storm: Equality rules were shunned

Home Office ‘ignored laws’ in Windrush storm: Equality rules were shunned when officials drew up Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy, report says Watchdog found failures to observe policy contributed to Windrush scandal  Coalition government’s ‘hostile environment’ policy brought in by Theresa May It caused problems for entirely legal migrants from the Windrush generation  An Equality … Read more

BBC women’s fury as equality watchdog says there was no unlawful bias against them in equal pay row

Female BBC staff past and present reacted with fury yesterday after the equality watchdog found no unlawful pay discrimination against women at the corporation. Former BBC presenter Carrie Gracie, who was at the heart of a huge equal pay row, branded the verdict by the Equality and Human Rights Commission a ‘whitewash’. The EHRC was … Read more

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, 80, says BBC opted for ‘equality over quality’ for Test Match Special

Sir Geoffrey Boycott has criticised the BBC for ‘sacrificing quality for equality’ and holding its presenters to a standard of ‘political correctness’ that means they are ‘frightened of saying anything’. The 80-year-old cricketer left the BBC in June, where he worked as a commentator on Test Match Special for 14 years, with the BBC siting Boycott’s … Read more

Boris Johnson says Scotland Yard must act with ‘fairness and equality’ after Dawn Butler car stop

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today said Scotland Yard should act with ‘fairness and equality’ after it apologised to Dawn Butler for ‘racially profiled’ vehicle stop in Hackney. He spoke out as she again questioned why police pulled over her and her friend as they drove through London, adding ‘all I can tell you factually is I’m … Read more