EPISODE · Jul 3, 2026 · 30 MIN
How the Equality Act Broke Britain | The Sceptic Ep.85
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How the Equality Act has morphed from anti-discrimination law into a vast tool of social engineering, and whether the Met Office’s recent temperature records really are the ‘hottest evah’. In Episode 85 of the Sceptic, host Ellie Hodges speaks to Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, Director of Don’t Divide Us and co-author of the new report Some More Equal Than Others: The Case Against the Equality Act, on how the 2010 Act has morphed from anti-discrimination law into a vast tool of social engineering, its corrosive effects on workplaces and free speech and why it should be repealed. And for our premium subscribers, Ellie speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, on the latest so-called record-breaking heatwave, whether the Met Office’s temperature records are really the ‘hottest evah’ and why the data is nowhere near robust enough to justify the madness of Net Zero. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Ellie on X. Follow Alka on X. Read Alka’s report here. Follow Chris on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 00:00 Intro 01:21 Alka Sehgal Cuthbert on the Equality Act 03:44 Should the Equality Act Be Repealed? 06:15 Existing Laws Before the Act 08:28 Public Sector Equality Duty & Positive Action 13:27 Protected Characteristics 15:44 The Granger Test & Protecting Beliefs 18:28 Appetite to Reform the Act? 19:48 Chris Morrison on the Hottest Summer Evah? 29:34 How Does It Compare to 1976? 35:51 Is the Data Robust?
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How the Equality Act has morphed from anti-discrimination law into a vast tool of social engineering, and whether the Met Office’s recent temperature records really are the ‘hottest evah’. In Episode 85 of the Sceptic, host Ellie Hodges speaks to Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, Director of Don’t Divide Us and co-author of the new report Some More Equal Than Others: The Case Against the Equality Act, on how the 2010 Act has morphed from anti-discrimination law into a vast tool of social engineering, its corrosive effects on workplaces and free speech and why it should be repealed. And for our premium subscribers, Ellie speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, on the latest so-called record-breaking heatwave, whether the Met Office’s temperature records are really the ‘hottest evah’ and why the data is nowhere near robust enough to justify the madness of Net Zero. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Ellie on X. Follow Alka on X. Read Alka’s report here. Follow Chris on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 00:00 Intro 01:21 Alka Sehgal Cuthbert on the Equality Act 03:44 Should the Equality Act Be Repealed? 06:15 Existing Laws Before the Act 08:28 Public Sector Equality Duty & Positive Action 13:27 Protected Characteristics 15:44 The Granger Test & Protecting Beliefs 18:28 Appetite to Reform the Act? 19:48 Chris Morrison on the Hottest Summer Evah? 29:34 How Does It Compare to 1976? 35:51 Is the Data Robust?
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