Mick Hartley

From the Telegraph:

A London council has demanded that companies in its supply chain prove their commitment to approved LGBT inclusion values.

Labour-run Camden Council has introduced a range of measures to ensure that its internal policies and processes are inclusive.

Camden will use its “position of power” to insist that outside businesses demonstrate their commitment to approved values in order to be commissioned.

According to information from the local authority, it is aiming to “positively influence” through the policy. It states that “building our commitment to LGBTQ+ equality into our procurement processes” has been one of the ways in which it has sought to be more inclusive.

This is in order to “work with businesses whose values align with our own, and to use our position of power to positively influence”.

The council states: “We are beginning to ask businesses to demonstrate their commitment to LGBTQ+ equality before we procure them.”

Other measures brought in to increase inclusion at the local authority include introducing trans awareness sessions, partnering with Stonewall and Proud Employers, and celebrating dates on an inclusion calendar, including a Bi Visibility Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Bi Visibility Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance! Who but a transphobic bigot could possibly object?