Lord McFall of Alcluith
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
The guidelines apply to cross-government diversity networks and they should follow the guidelines, although, obviously, there can be local interpretation.
The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
My Lords, we now have a virtual question from the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger.
Lord Strasburger (LD) [V]
My Lords, the cancel culture to which my noble friend referred in his original Question is just one illustration of the Government’s distaste for challenge and dissent. Other examples are the attempts to stop some workers expressing their views by industrial action, and the outrageous sanctioning of peaceful protest. Why are the Government so scared of citizens expressing their critical opinions?