Missing a slice of cake
This article is a concise and accurate report on the law surrounding the case known as the ‘Gay Cake’ case. It wasn’t prosecutorial zeal which led to the court case, it was a company which failed understand the basic tenets of law and in particular contract law.
The court case was not brought by Gareth Lee, all he wanted was a cake, the case was taken up by the Equality Commission as it believed that the baker had broken the law. Subsequently, this has been proved correct by the original judgement and the Appeal Court.
No one is above the law, if we are to be a fair and equitable society we must ‘ALL’ comply with and live by the law. If we don’t like a law, then we have legal remedies, and in the final resort, we can challenge the government.
Less prosecutorial zeal may be the easiest way to address such issuesSource: The great Belfast bake-off: Asher’s ‘gay cake’ decision
I have written previously on First Minister Foster’s inability to move with what the voters have clearly indicated on; it would seem that the DUP remain blinkered to where we are as a society in regards to marriage equality, and if they are so inclined with this minority how are they with others?
Editorial: The difficulty when you review articles at any time, is to have balance. It becomes even more of a problem when you are based in Northern Ireland and you are looking at an article which relates to an election issue in Souther Ireland but is of interest to readers who will be voting in Northern Ireland. In this case I refer to an article entitled
Rosie Winterton wrote, “Everyone has a stake in creating a fair society because fairness is the foundation for individual rights, a prosperous economy and a peaceful society. Fairness and equality are the hallmarks of a modern and confident society. ”