Mike Smith
@mikedgsmith.bsky.social
Empowering CEO | Advocate for equality and social justice | Londoner through passage of time | Personal account
And the kind of harm we are normally talking about is on the street without witnesses. Yet this is blatant homophobia on national television. You have both a moral as well as a regulatory responsibility to take action
February 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
And the kind of harm we are normally talking about is on the street without witnesses. Yet this is blatant homophobia on national television. You have both a moral as well as a regulatory responsibility to take action
As a former Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission it's incredibly important that we reinforce the equality laws of our country. The whole point of having "protected characteristics" is because these groups of people have historically experienced harm at the hands of others.
February 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As a former Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission it's incredibly important that we reinforce the equality laws of our country. The whole point of having "protected characteristics" is because these groups of people have historically experienced harm at the hands of others.
It's a shame they didn't also question the sources of the huge amounts of money being used by the pro lobby all over our public transport system and elsewhere with tacky sound bites and saccharine imagery
November 28, 2024 at 2:37 PM
It's a shame they didn't also question the sources of the huge amounts of money being used by the pro lobby all over our public transport system and elsewhere with tacky sound bites and saccharine imagery
Which was in response to.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Revealed: ‘Grassroots’ campaigns opposed to assisted dying financed by conservative Christian pressure groups
Religious lobbyists are secretly coordinating and funding bodies that claim to be led by disabled people and health workers
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Which was in response to.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
We want to live with dignity first and foremost, not be encouraged to end our lives to end our "suffering". I, like many other disabled people, want to know that my doctor is gunning for me, not gunning me.
Mike Smith
Former Disability Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Mike Smith
Former Disability Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission
November 28, 2024 at 2:34 PM
We want to live with dignity first and foremost, not be encouraged to end our lives to end our "suffering". I, like many other disabled people, want to know that my doctor is gunning for me, not gunning me.
Mike Smith
Former Disability Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Mike Smith
Former Disability Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission
The large number of DNR notices put on disabled people's medical records during the Covid pandemic, without their consent, shows not everyone values disabled people's lives as equal. /…
November 28, 2024 at 2:33 PM
The large number of DNR notices put on disabled people's medical records during the Covid pandemic, without their consent, shows not everyone values disabled people's lives as equal. /…
As a member of the grassroots organisation Not Dead Yet I know of the deep fear many disabled people have for their lives should assisted suicide be legalised. /…
November 28, 2024 at 2:32 PM
As a member of the grassroots organisation Not Dead Yet I know of the deep fear many disabled people have for their lives should assisted suicide be legalised. /…
We are disabled not by our medical conditions but by others’ responses to us. To undermine the genuine concerns of disabled people by claiming that others speak on our behalf or manipulate us is disingenuous at best./…
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
We are disabled not by our medical conditions but by others’ responses to us. To undermine the genuine concerns of disabled people by claiming that others speak on our behalf or manipulate us is disingenuous at best./…
Shanti Das said they "Revealed: ‘Grassroots’ campaigns opposed to assisted dying financed by conservative Christian pressure groups". Instead the article revealed their, and society's, assumptions that disabled people can't speak up for ourselves or have a mind of our own. /…
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Shanti Das said they "Revealed: ‘Grassroots’ campaigns opposed to assisted dying financed by conservative Christian pressure groups". Instead the article revealed their, and society's, assumptions that disabled people can't speak up for ourselves or have a mind of our own. /…
Well thought through and really clear about how protecting the rights of a potentially vulnerable minority more than outweigh the wishes and choices of an able majority
November 28, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Well thought through and really clear about how protecting the rights of a potentially vulnerable minority more than outweigh the wishes and choices of an able majority
Hoping to see more of you on here Stephen. I left Twitter/X months ago and miss you!
November 15, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Hoping to see more of you on here Stephen. I left Twitter/X months ago and miss you!