Working with Scottish women to take forward the battle for equality

Posted by harriet in Uncategorized | February 3rd, 2008

Great visit to Scotland last Friday 1st February. Met to discuss the future Equality Bill with women from the Scottish TUC, the Parliament’s Equality Committee and the pioneering Zero Tolerance project which has blazed a trail on tackling domestic violence. Women and men concerned to tackle inequality and discrimination have always worked together North and South of the Border. We have a great deal we can do, working together. And much we can continue to learn from each other. “In the Hight Street”….went with Sarah Boyack MSP and Gavin Strang MP to listen to what shoppers in Princess Street are saying. Very struck how there was no sense at all of concern or insecurity over the economy. People know that there is global financial turbulence but are not worried about their own prospects for 2008. I gave the immortal memory address at my first Burns Night Supper hosted by Nigel Griffith MP! I saw a side of Nigel I have never seen before when he did a brilliant rendition for 10 minutes without a single note of Tam O’shanta… what a star!