Read the quote from Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone MP, the Equalities Minister (she reports to Theresa May - the Minister for Women and Home Secretary) in this month's Total Politics magazine .
In an interview she was asked , how do you define your remit?
"I have women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender"
It is not as though we did not know really, but at least the government minister for equalities has now plainly admitted that equality for men is of no interest to her, it is not part of the government's agenda and that equality for men does not apply to me in Britain.
If the coalition government ever says it believes in equality, it is not telling the truth. The equalities minister has no interest if you are a heterosexual man. She has admitted it. Case closed.
Posted by Skimmington
Well at least she's finally admitted what we all suspected.
Also note absolutely no mention of racism as an issue either, despite the fact that its impacts have traditionally continued and even magnified over each generation (the exact opposite to what occurred with sexism).
Posted by: John Kimble | Friday, 27 May 2011 at 01:08
Men and Women in the UK have to do something about this.
Posted by: Peter | Friday, 27 May 2011 at 10:20
Article is now up on the Total Politics site:
http://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/159682/profile-lynne-featherstone.thtml
Posted by: John Kimble | Monday, 30 May 2011 at 05:14