cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/world/p/1052709/tribunal-rules-woman-not-unlawfully-discriminated-against-over-beliefs

A woman who claims she was unlawfully discriminated against by her former employer for her beliefs on sex and gender has had her case dismissed by an employment tribunal.

Sara Morrison, who believes people cannot change their biological sex, had brought a case against Belfast Film Festival (BFF) where she worked as an inclusion and audience development co-ordinator.

Support from JK Rowling

Morrison had received funding for her case from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

The construction of a new Chinese “mega-embassy” in central London would breach local people’s human rights, the High Court has heard.

The Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association is challenging the plans for the embassy, which is set to be built near the Tower of London.

The group alleges the development could lead to retaliation against critics of China, increase the risk of terrorism and enable the enforcement of “draconian” Chinese laws in the UK.

The human rights risks identified by residents “are real and not illusory”, the court heard.

The government and Tower Hamlets Council, which are defending the legal challenge, said they “conscientiously and carefully had regard” to concerns raised.

Aarif Abraham, for the Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association (RMCRA), told the court: “There is recurrent past unlawful conduct on the part of the People’s Republic of China in the UK, specifically in relation to its use of mission premises, or the related rights to inviolability or immunity afforded to diplomats, for unlawful purposes.”

Abraham also said the residents “have long submitted that they fear reprisals and curtailment of their ability to oppose or protest against the People’s Republic of China”, as their properties are within the same freehold title of the proposed embassy.

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Lord Banner KC, also representing the RMCRA, said the UK government had granted the proposed embassy “inviolability”, giving it “immunity from search, attachment, requisition or execution”.

He added that residents were put at a disadvantage during the planning inquiry because they were not given a “blast assessment” to assess the impact an explosion could have on nearby buildings.

The group, which represents families and businesses in about 100 properties, also raised concerns about fire safety and argues the UK authorities would have no power to enforce safety obligations if China failed to comply with them.

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The UK’s flag was originally made for the Royal Navy, but later just became the national flag through popular use. It’s the same with the National Anthem of the UK, it’s just been adopted from tradition and treated as such.

I find this interesting as a lot of people in regards to Northern Ireland push a narrative that the flag is unofficial. It was designed and officially adopted for the Northern Ireland Parliament by the Ulster King of Arms, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, from the Coat of Arms, for the then Parliament of Northern Ireland which was formed in 1921 and dissolved in 1972. In this capacity, it was the official flag purely of the government.

HOWEVER, the Minister of Home Affairs permitted anyone to use it as a symbol just representing Northern Ireland itself. It became used in sport and is still used today.

In my opinion, this gives the Northern Ireland Ulster Banners as much legitimacy as the Union flag. The only people who object to the Ulster Banner being used generally object to Northern Ireland having a distinctive flag at all because they object to the existence of Northern Ireland.

Anyway thank you for reading my tangent.

God save The King.

Discarded?

cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/uk@feddit.online/p/1833721/under-16s-to-be-banned-from-buying-energy-drinks