“In Brighton, no Labour women will be in calm down dear mode!” Harriet Harman celebrates Labour Women’s Conference
Anyone who hoped that the women’s movement had lost momentum or believed that there’s no fresh energy in…
Equality
“It’s not over until it’s over” – Waheed Alli and the fight for Equal Marriage
Waheed Alli doesn’t strike me as someone who leaves things to chance. Being successful in politics, finance and…
100 years of campaigning for equality – from suffrage to social media and beyond
It seems a far cry from the Epsom Derby to Facebook, but the centenary of the death of…
Why is the government letting faith schools interfere in the personal lives of their staff?
Yes, Tony Blair was wrong. The bolstering of faith schools and the consequent upsetting of the delicate existing…
Taking the lead on tackling inequality
We know these are the toughest times that most of us have ever experienced. We’ve know we’ve suffered…
Labour needs to stand up to some faith groups on equality issues
I was at the Labour Women’s Network political conference on Saturday, which was a wholly wonderful experience –…
What equality? Equality of voice
‘We need to be clear how equality, and what kind of equality (including of what), services our notion…
Equality doesn’t happen by accident
At last night’s GC we had a contested election for our vice chair campaigns (I know, but stay…
