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The rightwing counter-revolution is gaining ground – and Labour’s softly-softly approach won’t stop it | Andy Beckett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/17/the-rightwing-counter-revolution-labour-multiculturalism-equality-london #Labour #KeirStarmer #Politics #KemiBadenoch #NigelFarage #EqualityAct2010 #SadiqKhan #TheFarRight #UkNews

The rightwing counter-revolution is gaining ground – and Labour’s softly-softly approach won’t stop it

Multiculturalism and hard-won equalities are being attacked on all fronts. Labour should look to London’s leaders, past and present, for how to stand against the tide, writes Andy Beckett

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Farage’s plan for equal pay legislation may cost female workers money, say unions https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/16/farages-plan-for-equal-pay-legislation-may-cost-female-workers-money-say-unions #Politics #MakerfieldByelection #UkNews #ReformUk #AndyBurnham #Tuc #Women #Society #EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct2010 #NigelFarage #GreaterManchester #Law

Farage’s plan for equal pay legislation may cost female workers money, say unions

General secretary of TUC calls Reform proposal ‘a smokescreen for slashing women’s rights’

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 2d ago

Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/16/labour-mps-ehrc-guidance-biological-sex-ruling-transgender-commons-motion #EqualityAndHumanRightsCommissionEhrc #Labour #Gender #UkNews #Politics #Transgender #EqualityAct2010 #Inequality

Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable

Exclusive: Commons motion calls for code of practice to be blocked amid concerns over impact on transgender people

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jun 9

Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/09/equality-act-protections-common-sense-kemi-badenoch #EqualityAct2010 #KemiBadenoch #Women #Race #Disability #UkNews #Law #Politics #Society

Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

The Tory leader says the act encourages division but legal experts warn abolishing the public sector duty to consider minorities will fuel discrimination

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jun 9

Labour accuses Badenoch of wanting to ‘turn clock back’ with plan to scrap public sector equality duty – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/09/labour-badenoch-equality-duty-nowak-starmer-burnham-healey-lammy-latest-news-updates #Politics #KemiBadenoch #Conservatives #EqualityAct2010 #Race #UkNews #Women #KeirStarmer #Labour

Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack – live

Crowds gather at sites across Belfast after Sudanese man charged with attempted murder

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Editorial Jun 3

New UK draft Code of Practice intensifies exclusion of trans people

TGEU, ILGA-Europe, IGLYO, OII Europe, EL*C, Rainbow Cities Network, the European Pride Business Network and the European Forum of LGBTI+ Christian Groups are deeply alarmed by the draft Code of Practice under the UK’s Equality Act 2010 that was placed before Parliament on 21 May 2026. Following the decision of the UK Supreme Court in For Women Scotland, which interpreted the meaning of the term ‘woman’ under the UK’s Equality Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has […]

https://www.oiieurope.org/new-uk-draft-code-of-practice-intensifies-exclusion-of-trans-people/

Opinion | The Guardian US May 11

Wondered where the culture wars would end? Try a white influencer suing a charity for not offering her an internship | Jason Okundaye https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/11/culture-wars-white-influencer-suing-charity-anti-white-discrimination #Law #EqualityAct2010 #Race #UkNews

Wondered where the culture wars would end? Try a white influencer suing a charity for not offering her an internship

The GB News commentator Sophie Corcoran’s case against 10,000 Interns is part of a broader strategy of anti-DEI lawfare imported from Trump’s US, says Jason Okundaye, assistant Opinion editor at the Guardian

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Apr 29

GB News commentator to sue charity for not offering internships to white people https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/29/sophie-corcoran-gb-news-sue-charity-not-offering-internships-white-people-legal-action #Law #EqualityAct2010 #Race #UkNews

GB News commentator to sue charity for not offering internships to white people

Sophie Corcoran challenging 10,000 Interns Foundation, which works with people from under-represented groups

The Guardian

綠豆 Green Bean Media Mar 19

#破土 | 可以換掉5英鎊上的邱吉爾嗎? | 路易士老師 | 英史補習班

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政治人物始終最受注意，更何況是誰都認識、二戰保衞英國抗擊希特拉的邱吉爾呢？若給狐狸、獾、海狸、松鼠、水獺、鹿與海豹等成了主角，還成體統嗎？這不是什麼「左膠」作祟，或者「去國民教育」呢？

不過，我們若做一點「歷史研究」，就明白其實紙幣裏的人物一直有如走馬燈。邱吉爾的肖像其實在2016年推出新版5英鎊紙鈔時才出現，並且是取代伊利沙伯‧弗萊（Elizabeth Fry）的。弗萊是著名的女社會改革家，尤其著力於監獄改革。當英倫銀行宣布將由邱吉爾「取代」弗萊登上新版5英鎊紙鈔時，也引發爭議。有女性主義團體甚至威脅依《Equality Act 2010》提出法律行動，要求銀行重新考慮並選擇女性人物。

誰的肖像可出現在鈔票上，或誰比誰重要當然是可討論的。但在英國紙幣界說「自古有之，一直如此，永保江山」...
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US news | The Guardian Jan 23

Mary Berry, and now Prue Leith. Retiring in your 80s is the new 60s | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/23/mary-berry-prue-leith-retiring-80s-60s #PrueLeith #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #WorkCareers #Culture #DonaldTrump #Politics #UsNews #MaryBerry #UsConstitutionAndCivilLiberties #EqualityAct2010

Mary Berry, and now Prue Leith. Retiring in your 80s is the new 60s

As long as you feel able to work and have wisdom to offer, you should continue to do so. Although some outstay their welcome, even on the world stage, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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