On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:22:05 +0000, AlanG wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:15:39 +0000, Alex Heney
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:42:48 +0000, AlanG wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:42:43 +0000, Alex Heney
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:32:22 -0000, "Steve Walker"
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>tim (not at home) wrote:
>>>>>> "Alang" wrote in message
>>>>>> news:otmfu3lil8rknjn9humcj2f34sk5743o26@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is this legal under current law on age discrimination?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> yes, because being able to buy alcohol is not a "job".
>>>>>
>>>>>So it would be legal for all the shopkeepers in a town to agree not to sell
>>>>>widgets to black people?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>No, because the laws on racial discrimination do not only apply to
>>>>employment - and nor do those relating to . discrimination.
>>>>
>>>>The law on age discrimination does only apply to employment situations
>>>>and similar.
>>>
>>>The HRA bans discrimination on age in some circumstances
>>
>>But the HRA only affects what governments and other public bodies do.
>
>In this case the ban is being organised by the police. Quite possibly
>with pressure being put on the traders to join in or face losing their
>license
Good point. For some reason it hadn't really registered with me that
the police were organising it, I had thought it was just the traders.
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