Monthly Archives: September 2012

Parties unite to tackle ‘last legal form of discrimination’

Both the government and opposition have backed a bill that would scrap laws that discriminate against people with mental health conditions in business and public life.
The mental health (discrimination) bill would overturn discriminatory mental health legislation affecting MPs, school governors, company directors and would-be jury members.
The bill received its second Commons reading on Friday (14 [...]

SNP ducks question over Atos sponsorship of Glasgow 2014

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has refused to say if “fitness for work” contractor Atos should be allowed to sponsor the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, even though more than half of its MSPs have publicly criticised the company.
Glasgow 2014 looks set to face even fiercer protests than London 2012 over the decision to accept sponsorship [...]