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A question of bigotry and the “freedom of speech” fallacy

It took no more than 48 hours after Nick Clegg removed that notorious word from his speech for him to send a grovelling letter of apology to the leaders of various faiths. Not even seeing Peter Bone demand such an

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Guildford equal marriage petition reaches 500 milestone. Full Council debate and vote triggered.

Today the equal marriage petition passed the milestone of 500 signatures required to trigger a debate at the full council meeting of Guildford Borough Council. This debate will likely be at the full council meeting of 5th July, but I

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How you can help pressure Guildford Borough Council to back same-sex marriage

At around 5pm on Monday, Democratic Services at Guildford Borough Council approved my petition asking the council to write to the Equalities Minister supporting equal marriage proposals and, if procedural time constraints allow, formally respond to the consultation. At time

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Same-sex marriage: The LGBT battle royale

This year, the coalition government will consult on extending civil marriage to same-sex couples in addition to civil partnerships. Unlike in previous battles, the fight will not be characterised as Tory MPs and the Churches vs the rest of us. Although

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