More than any other British political institution, it has been the mirror that reflects back to people the things they care and worry about most – crime and punishment, human rights and human wrongs, equality and injustice, homegrown terrorists and noisy neighbours.
And I'm glad that she's apologized and progressed on issues where she was wrong – marriage equality and her vote on the Iraq war, in particular.
A brilliant and empathetic man perfectly positioned to right our wrongs, promote equality and justice, and not only salvage but also strengthen our nation.
Jackie Ashley is wrong about the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Trevor Phillips should go. But the whole body is misconceived, 27 July).
The greatest geniuses of ancient Athens and Rome had not been able to grasp that slavery was wrong, or that equality was the ideal state of man, because they were pagans: "it was necessary that Jesus Christ come to earth to make it understood that all members of the human species are naturally alike and equal".
Less provocative than you'd expect from both the title and the film-maker, Michael Moore's latest is more of a jovial research trip, seeing what other countries get right that the US gets so badly wrong – like education, equality, food and prison.
These explanations are either irrelevant; nobody cares how much work or legislative pyrotechnics it took to pass the bills, or wrong; supporting marriage equality comes at far less political cost than many think.
In particular, Freya's juggernaut self-confidence as a vanguard of equality wrong-foots us.
Or to put it another way, there is a tightrope to walk here: inequality may be bad for growth and general prosperity, but the wrong kind of equality-promoting policies can also be toxic for growth and incomes.
"Our culture is waking up to the barbaric ways that we have treated and viewed sexual and gender minorities and is moving to right those wrongs by advancing equality and justice for LGBT+ people.
