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Faith school discrimination 'will fragment education' (The Independent)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Britain's education system will become increasingly fragmented if faith schools use new powers to discriminate on religious grounds when hiring headteachers and support staff, campaigners warn today.

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Sir Ian Blair accused of 'racial and religious discrimination' by black cop (Mirror.co.uk)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Britain's chief cop was yesterday accused of "racial and religious discrimination" by the country's highest ranking black policeman.

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Tarique Ghaffur case: Met police vows to challenge Asian officer's race discrimination claims (The Guardian)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:50:27 GMT

... commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, hit back saying the Metropolitan police denying the claims of discrimination and would "robustly challenge them".Stephenson went on to tell Ghaffur that he should ''shut up'' and get on with his job."We do not accept the charges of discrimination against us and intend to robustly challenge them,'' Stephenson said."We have only received them in the...

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Force denies discrimination claims (icWales)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:14 GMT

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

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Move on parish records ends discrimination (The Irish Times)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:45:00 GMT

Move on parish records ends discriminationTwo Catholic bishops are angry that the National Library is giving unrestricted access to historical parish registers, but what moral right do they have to object? writes Paul GorryTHREE MONTHS ago the National Library of Ireland removed access restrictions to its microfilm copies of Catholic parish registers. These restrictions had applied only to records...

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Met denies discrimination claims (icWales)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:14 GMT

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

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Asian officer accuses Met chief of discrimination (Reuters UK)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:30:08 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most senior Asian policeman accused the head of the Metropolitan Police of discrimination "over a long period of time" as he launched an employment tribunal claim against the force on Thursday.

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Ian Blair blamed in discrimination claim (Metro.co.uk)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:48:24 GMT

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has been singled out for blame in a high profile discrimination case.

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Met denies discrimination claims (Daily Express)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:48:23 GMT

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

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Ghaffur blames Met Chief for police discrimination (The Independent)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:48:12 GMT

One of Britain's most senior police officers today pointed the finger of blame squarely at Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair as he launched his discrimination claim against the force.

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Senior Met officer outlines discrimination case against Sir Ian Blair (The Guardian)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:41:24 GMT

Assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur claims marginalisation over role as London 2012 security chief

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Ghaffur outlines Met discrimination claim (The Guardian)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:41:24 GMT

Assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur claims marginalisation over role as London 2012 security chief

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Met chief accused of discrimination (icWales)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:35:15 GMT

One of Britain's most senior police officers pointed the finger of blame squarely at Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair as he launched his discrimination claim against the force.

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Obama: Gays and Lesbians Deserve "Lives Free of Discrimination" (Rod 2.0:Beta)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:30:00 GMT

| 28 August 2008Obama: Gays and Lesbians Deserve "Lives Free of Discrimination" Did you hear it? Near the end of acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination, our new nominee included gays and lesbians in his vision for We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters...

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Club apologises for racial discrimination (IOL)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:38:06 GMT

A club near Ashton, found guilty of racial discrimination, has apologised to the coloured and black students it turned away.

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Ending Discrimination (a reader's words)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:02:19 GMT

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Religious discrimination? (The Secular Outpost)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:55:00 GMT

... decisions such as the granting of tenure, some creationists are charging that this is illegal discrimination on religious grounds. If colleagues look askance at you because you're one of the tiny minority of natural scientists who have Intelligent Design sympathies, well, that's a "hostile work environment." I doubt if it would go anywhere, but it could be interesting to see if anyone tries...

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Missing women in South Asia and China: Biology or discrimination? (Soc 202 - Current Events)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:50:00 GMT

This article is about the “missing” women in South Asia, East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. There are more than 100 million women “missing.” Apparently discrimination, and not biology remains to blame. The gender inequality in access to health care, bias in access to food, and sex-selective abortions has contributed to the phenomenon of “missing” women. In countries in South and East...

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Force denies discrimination claims (Liverpool Echo.co.uk )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:14 GMT

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

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UK & World News: Force denies discrimination claims (Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:14 GMT

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

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