by Lawsome | Jul 3, 2026 | Opinions
By Rob Jessel, LGB Alliance Press Officer It’s one of the oldest cliches in journalism: the irascible proprietor, stalking the newsroom and firing reporters who don’t toe the paper’s editorial line. The truth is more interesting, as we’ll see from a recent story...
by Lawsome | Jun 8, 2026 | Opinions
By Jemima Jefferson, co-chair, LGB Business Forum It’s June, so LinkedIn is chock-a-block with articles about Pride. Amid the rainbows and sparkles, one particular post caught my eye, from a gay CEO sharing how surprised his younger self would have been if he knew...
by Lawsome | May 29, 2026 | Opinions
The union movement was founded on a principle of powerful simplicity: fairness. So why has Britain’s biggest trade union come out in opposition to the Equality Act? This week, Unison published its response to the EHRC guidance which followed the Supreme Court’s...
by Lawsome | May 15, 2026 | Opinions
By Jemima Jefferson, LGB Business Forum Another day, another article about Generation Snowflake and their inability to cope with the stresses and strains of the workplace. Last week, HR Magazine reported new research from Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) which...
by Lawsome | Apr 30, 2026 | Opinions
By Charlotte Cadden, LGB Business Forum “Dear homosexual and bisexual employees. This email is to inform you there’s been a strategic re-think on diversity, and it’s been decided that same-sex attraction no longer complies with our inclusive values. Henceforth, we...
by Lawsome | Apr 29, 2026 | Opinions
By Simon White, LGB Business Forum What’s the smallest ‘big number’? By that, I mean a figure that looks impressive on paper, but shrivels into insignificance when one applies the most cursory statistical analysis. I’d like to suggest 100,000. Sure, it seems big —...