Page 30 - Equality Hub News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Equality is something everybody in the United Kingdom should care about Now is the time for us to root the equality debate in the real concerns people face, so everyone has a good chance in life 18 December 2020 • 5:58pm We can be proud that the United Kingdom is one of the best places in the world to live, no matter your skin colour, sexuality, religion or anything else. This is the result of our story as an equality-minded nation, driven from the earliest days by a desire for liberty, agency and fairness. Everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed at whatever they want to do in life, bu...

‘Fight For Fairness’ speech to set out government’s new approach to equality The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, sets out the Government's new approach to tackling inequality across the UK. From: 17 December 2020 Liz Truss to set out government’s move to root out inequality that impacts people across the UK New evidence-based approach to tackle geographical inequality and break down barriers to social mobility – moving away from current way of thinking Equality Hub to relocate to the North and take on sponsorship of the Social Mobility Commission to give this agend...

Written Ministerial Statement on Unconscious Bias Training WMS laid in the House of Commons on Tuesday 15th December 2020. From: 17 December 2020 This government is committed to levelling up opportunity for everyone, no matter what their background. We are also determined to eliminate discrimination in the workplace. To meet those ambitions, we must ensure that policy and advice on equality is evidence-based, and is delivered in a way that means we can respond quickly to new insights. Earlier this year, the Government Equalities Office commissioned the Behavioural Insights Team for a summ...

BBC News By Justin Parkinson image captionLiz Truss says "right-thinking people" must fight for "fairness" The government is promising to focus more on people's social class and individual "character", as it overhauls its equality policy. Equalities minister Liz Truss said the discrimination debate should not focus solely on race, religion, sexual orientation and disability. Discussion had too often been dominated by "fashion" and not "facts", she said. Labour accused Ms Truss of "gratuitous provocation" and ignoring the "devastating impact" of discrimination. The government is launching an E...

SIMON WALTERS: How Busy Lizzie has turned from party joke to darling of 58 trade deals  By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail 22:04 17 Dec 2020, updated 01:15 18 Dec 2020 554 shares Move over 'Dishi Rishi', the Tory faithful have a new pin-up – 'Busy Lizzie'.  International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has achieved the seemingly impossible: a few weeks ago she overtook Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a Cabinet popularity poll conducted by the influential ConservativeHome website. It marks an astonishing turnaround in her political fortunes. ADVERTISEMENT Much ...