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The episode discusses Kemi Badenoch's proposals regarding equality legislation and the implications for race relations in the UK.

Riots, attacks, police snafus – they can't all be solely the fault of one bit of equalities guidance, can they? Well, if you've listened to Kemi Badenoch, you might be beginning to wonder. Her latest foray into the world of identity politics sees her wanting to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty as the opening move in a mission to 'restore common sense'. Because, apparently the UK is so post-racial- tension it does not need such rules any longer. And yet, to look at what Claire Hanna MP described as "race-based pogroms" in Belfast this week, would suggest that we are not as evolved as the LoTO suggests quite yet. Naomi, Alex and Kenny have ... thoughts, shall we say. Plus, some colourful Wokey Dokey action and bonus legalese which nobody but Alex understands. ***SPONSOR US AT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*** • 'A ready-made pool of recreational rioters' ... That Claire Hannah 2024 bonus episode in full • Support Migrant Centre NI • Help Chuffed support social justice movements • Buy The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande , in our bookstore • We have put together a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BLUESKY…

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Hosts: Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou, Kenny Campbell

Topics covered

• identity politics
• Public Sector Equality Duty
• race relations
• social justice
• government policy

Keywords

• Kemi Badenoch
• equality
• identity politics
• race-based pogroms
• Public Sector Equality Duty

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