Again: improve the system for identifying and punishing domestic abusers, you solve a massive number of other problems.
Men's complaints today: we are horribly oppressed because a woman translated Homer. Women's complaints: see Heidi Blake's utterly horrific report on the Tate brothers' long campaign of rape, violent physical and psychological abuse, and trafficking of, apparently, hundreds of women.
Lance Parkin
The domestic abuse backgrounds of arrested rioters is even starker for Belfast
Also there's an EU relations angle - dropping part of equality law would arguably breach the 'level playing field' standstill rules in the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and therefore result in possible trade sanctions
The figures for Northern Ireland – 48% - were higher than the UK average (41%).
So impressed with the Chair of the EHRC Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson who patiently explained the law, the Code and the relationship between the two to MPs who clearly either did not understand this or were determined to undermine both or the Code.
Extremely concerning from our legislators.
Luke Butterly
Sadly the poem written about me, "Ode to a Lazy Arsehole who won't get out of bed", has yet to appear on any GCSE paper.
(Seriously, though, this is a lovely story and probably something that has never happened to any student before).
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