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What on earth is going on at the @JewishChron? Why can it not be wrong to be anti-semitic and also wrong to be Islamophobic? Where does a hierarchy of bigotry lead?
Anti-semitism in Labour is very real. Anti-semitism in Labour has also been used as a political weapon by its opponents. Any alignment of religious and political interests drags religious communities into the realm of toxic political debate in a manner profoundly dangerous...
... to those communities. I can't understand why the @JewishChron would choose to run this inflammatory piece now?
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This tweet makes me think, with great sadness and fear, about a person I love, who is trans, and who has the same right to be treated with dignity in the workplace and elsewhere as you and I and indeed @jk_rowling.
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The decision in Forstater v CGD (drive.google.com/file/d/12P9zf8…). THREAD
Forstater says: "I reserve the right to use the pronouns 'he' and 'him' to refer to male people." The case is about whether this is a protected belief such that she cannot be discriminated against for expressing it.
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The author makes a powerful point. There are lots of reasons to think the Withdrawal Agreement might contravene EU law. If these points aren't tested now they are liable to cause chaos if, later, the Withdrawal Agreement is found to be unlawful. verfassungsblog.de/brexit-and-the…
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