Coalition cuts could have broken equality laws, watchdog says

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...hdog-says.html

Well not shocked at all the inequality of the cuts was so clear.

Afluent councils got less of tanking than those in poorer sections of the country.

The attacks on disabled been inhumane still go on read the IDS disgraceful comments today.

Not suprising at all to hear this at you only needed to look where austerity hitting to know inequalities. Its clear attack on poor, pensioners, disabled, the struggling low paid.

There just bunch bullies in suits. Using the situation to power home those policies they dared not go near even for conservative party.

It does nothing whatsoever to help the defeciet or help economy but it helps bring in those loony policies they always wanted such privitising NHS, destruction of welfare as safety net for needy.

You do realise it is not the "inequality of the cuts" that was deemed to be wrong, but the fact that an assessment of the impact of the cuts under the Equality guidelines was not undertaken.

They were tasked with judging the extent to which the Treasury complied with the Public Sector Equality Duty, which forces departments to analyse the likely effect of its policies on any relevant “protected groups”.

Even if the assessment had said there was an adverse impact, they would still have gone ahead.

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Originally Posted by Hugh

You do realise it is not the "inequality of the cuts" that was deemed to be wrong, but the fact that an assessment of the impact of the cuts under the Equality guidelines was not undertaken. Even if the assessment had said there was an adverse impact, they would still have gone ahead.

Doubt it.