Harman drugs worry

Is Harriet on drugs? Drunk? What?

She introduced her new Equalities Bill yesterday and, with a straight face, she proposes that

Communism, Darwinism, Fascism and Socialism are not beliefs that fall within the definition [of illegal discrimination on grounds of "philosophical belief " and "religion".] nor is adherence to a particular football team. However, beliefs such as atheism and humanism would be covered.

The Notes to the Bill would also seem to provide that

... it will be legal to dismiss and discriminate against those remaining members of the Labour Party who call themselves socialists.

which particularly concerns Paul Waugh -- and who can blame him? We're talking about an endangered species, here.

There has been increasing worry about the poor quality of parliamentary draftsmanship in recent years but this is beyond a joke. I mean, sacking someone because they are a Communist, Darwinist Arsenal supporter. How could you, Harriet. Time you had a lie down, dear girl. You and all your exhausted, desperate colleagues. Take a few years' sabbatical, why don't you? And don't you think it's time to tell Gordon to return to the mother ship before the Men in Black finally throw a cordon round Downing Street? ,