August 18, 2008
Coming to Queen’s in September?
With the A Level results out and the offers pouring in from your chosen universities we’re getting all excited for the new academic year to start and Queen’s University LGBT Soc wants to welcome you to further education.
The Freshers Bazaar is on Oct 1st in the snack bar on the top floor of the Student’s Union with stalls representing the clubs and societies here at Queen’s. Why not pop along to our stall and sign up for a reduced fee of £3 (£10 for non students) and get to know our new executive team. Also pick up our semester schedule and few sweets along the way!
Why not check out the New Members section to find out a little bit more about the society?
There’s lots of information to come so keep your eyes on the What’s On page for a detailed schedule of our events this semester, including our first meeting and social.
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Posted by sarahboles
August 14, 2008
There is no constitutional role for the Prime Minister to reprimand individual Members of Parliament who are accountable to their electorate for their own comments.
The short response from Gordon Brown’s office dwindles through politically correct jargon, stating that his government’s “vision is an equal, inclusive society in Northern Ireland” but does so with a nonchalant sincerity bursting with empty statements we’ve heard before. The petition, which had 15,703 signatures, was submitted by Mr Stephen Curran and answered by the Prime Minster’s office on the 13th of August.
In addition, section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 requires designated public authorities to have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity between 9 different groups: religious belief; political opinion; race or ethnic group; age; marital status; sexual orientation; gender; disability; and persons with dependants.
It seems our ‘designated public authority’, Mrs Iris Robinson, is promoting hatred and not the equality that our government and laws demand.
You can read the official reply here.
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Posted by sarahboles
