Last night Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, delivered a thoughtful and considered speech on the equality agenda and the recession here at the CPS.

He gave strong grounds to push ahead with the Equality Bill that will significantly simplify and consolidate the reams of existing legislation, thus reducing the burden on businesses struggling to comply with over 100 current acts and...

Read more: The Equality Bill: Unequal and Unhelpful to the Economy