In September 1984, Rugby’s Conservative-led council removed ‘sexual orientation’ from its Equal Opportunities policies. Conservative councillors went out of their way to abuse LGBT people; amongst other things declaring that ‘all homosexuals are vile and perverted people’. Such comments showed … Continue reading →
Given that the UK Labour Party has just elected a new leader that the media continues to describe as ‘Left-wing’, it seems timely to re-visit the media coverage of the Labour Party’s ‘Left wing’ back in the 1980s. In those … Continue reading →
By the mid-80s, a number of UK Councils were considering the inclusion of ‘sexual orientation’ in their Equal Opportunities policies. At the same time, a number of other Councils still failed to see the point and, therefore, took no action … Continue reading →