The phrase that’s really starting to irk me in the current Left-Right spat over economiics is the assumption that “equality”, loosely defined, is a good thing. This is to be expected. Equality is in many spheres indeed a commendable quality. Equality of opportunity, equality before the law, equality of dignity: these are all objectives

The Equality and Human Rights Commission contributes "very little to meaningful equality" and should be scrapped, a right-leaning think tank says.

Let’s say you want greater equality of incomes within the UK. How do you try to win others round to this view?You could assert the moral case for equality as a value in itself. But this would convince few others,...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission was established by the Equality Act 2006, bringing together the three existing UK equality commissions - the Commission for Racial Equality, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Disability Rights Commission. During this process of rationalisation, the Government placed three new strands of human rights under the aegis of the EHRC - age, sexual orienta...

My latest local newspaper column was about the Equality Bill: Fanfare please! At last – the much trailed, much vaunted, long-time in gestation Equality Bill is here and going through Parliament. So what’s in it? Well – there’s not space to cover the great tome in just one column – but here’s a taster. Much of the Bill is a bringing together of all the bits and pieces of equality legisl...

Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Deputy Leader and Equality Minister declared Labour’s commitment to equality as the Equality Bill was published in Parliament today. The Equality Bill &# a 2005 manifesto commitment - will make Britain stronger, fairer and more equal. It sets out groundbreaking new laws which will help narrow the gap between rich and poor; require business to report on gende...

Alistair Darling is said to be in a bitter war with equality minister Harriet Harman over equality requirements for companies with government contracts.

Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Deputy Leader and Equality Minister declared Labour’s commitment to equality as the Equality Bill was published in Parliament today. The Equality Bill – a 2005 manifesto commitment - will make Britain stronger, fairer and more equal. It sets out groundbreaking new laws which will help narrow the gap between rich and poor; require business to report on ...

Worth checking out this new resource - The website of the Equality Trust, which has been established to provide evidence based arguments in favour of achieving greater income equality. They aim to gain the widest possible public and political support for greater equality of outcomes - rather than mere equality of opportunity - and thereby build the

Responding to the Equality Bill published this week by Equality Minister Harriet Harman, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said, “We welcome the Minister’s courage in defying the business lobbyists who say that equality doesn’t matter in a recession by publishing this...