The road to hell is paved....

The new Equality Bill seems to me to be trying to make the world something that it isn't. We are not all equal - the level playing field just doesn't exist. Consider this - I don't know who will win the 100 metres at the 2012 Olympics, but I can tell you this - it will be a black man. If you're a white sprinter you have to accept that you have no chance of the gold medal. Men in general are physically stronger than women and therefore some tasks are more suited to them - fact. Blind people cannot see and therefore cannot do certain things - fact. Some people have more money than others and therefore can afford things that the others can't - fact. The idea that you can somehow alter these facts by legislation just doesn't hold water. The Bill is being introduced with the best of intentions, but is seeking to do the impossible.