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garinda · 04-04-2010, 08:52

Although the new look Conservative party pay lip service to matters of equality, and supposedly embrace all, regardless of colour, gender, sexual orientation etc., and even suggest that feral hoodies should be hugged, rather than feared, but have they really changed?

It's just emerged that shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, believes that bed and breakfast owners should be allowed to refuse homosexuals accommodation, if they so wish. An act that would be unlawful.

Leading Tory says B&Bs should be allowed to ban homosexual couples - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

I wonder if he also believes that people who decide to rent out rooms, and provide breakfast for paying guests, should also be allowed to turn away, and refuse accommodation to other groups of people they happen not to like? Would he support their rights to turn away someone in a turban, or a mixed race couple, or someone wearing a crucifix?

It sounds like a return to the fifties, when boarding houses displayed signs in their windows saying 'no blacks', and 'no Irish'.

This comes close on the heels of Cameron's interview with Gay Times, in which he refused to take responsibility for Tory MEP's failure to condemn blatantly homophobic legislasion in Lithuania. Even Cameron called his interview 'wretched' afterwards, regarding his flustered attempts to answer straightforward questions regarding equality.

Cameron visibly flustered in Gay Times interview - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

Then there was the reported race row. When a candidate was threatened with deselection at local level, on grounds that's reportedly because of the colour of his skin.

Bid to deselect black candidate sparks Tory race row - Times Online

It would be nice to believe the Tory party of today isn't the same old racist, homophobic one of the past, and it would be wonderful to think that they've changed. But when you scratch beneath the surface, and see that what's underneath looks fairly alarming, especially when examples of prejudice appear from grass root level, right up to the top, and the leadership of the Conservative party, it leaves us wondering if the reported changes are for real, or just an attempt to hoodwink votes, from previously ignored groups of the electorate.

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garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16466	Have the Tory-Lites really changed? Although the new look Conservative party pay lip service to matters of equality, and supposedly embrace all, regardless of colour, gender, sexual orientation etc., and even suggest that feral hoodies should be hugged, rather than feared, but have they really changed? It's just emerged that shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, believes that bed and breakfast owners should be allowed to refuse homosexuals accommodation, if they so wish. An act that would be unlawful. Leading Tory says B&Bs should be allowed to ban homosexual couples - UK Politics, UK - The Independent I wonder if he also believes that people who decide to rent out rooms, and provide breakfast for paying guests, should also be allowed to turn away, and refuse accommodation to other groups of people they happen not to like? Would he support their rights to turn away someone in a turban, or a mixed race couple, or someone wearing a crucifix? It sounds like a return to the fifties, when boarding houses displayed signs in their windows saying 'no blacks', and 'no Irish'. This comes close on the heels of Cameron's interview with Gay Times, in which he refused to take responsibility for Tory MEP's failure to condemn blatantly homophobic legislasion in Lithuania. Even Cameron called his interview 'wretched' afterwards, regarding his flustered attempts to answer straightforward questions regarding equality. Cameron visibly flustered in Gay Times interview - UK Politics, UK - The Independent Then there was the reported race row. When a candidate was threatened with deselection at local level, on grounds that's reportedly because of the colour of his skin. Bid to deselect black candidate sparks Tory race row - Times Online It would be nice to believe the Tory party of today isn't the same old racist, homophobic one of the past, and it would be wonderful to think that they've changed. But when you scratch beneath the surface, and see that what's underneath looks fairly alarming, especially when examples of prejudice appear from grass root level, right up to the top, and the leadership of the Conservative party, it leaves us wondering if the reported changes are for real, or just an attempt to hoodwink votes, from previously ignored groups of the electorate. __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.