Police used the Gross Indecency laws to continue to Criminalise Gay Behaviour and social activity. Voiceover it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. In the 80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. By the end of the decade, the number of Gross Indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. Many many lead completely double lives. The writer Maureen Duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a moment of sudden liberation. It was the beginning of a process. But never assume that what you have achieved you have got for good and it cannot be reversed because at any time, anything can be completely changed. And there are sometimes still some very nasty rumblings and utterances, partially stoked by the use of social media, that could turn very nasty indeed if were not vigilant. Injuly 1967, the home secretary roy jenkins told parliament that homosexuality was a disability that brought lifel
Police used the Gross Indecency laws to continue to Criminalise Gay Behaviour and social activity. Voiceover it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. In the 80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. By the end of the decade, the number of Gross Indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. Many many lead completely double lives. The writer Maureen Duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a moment of sudden liberation. It was the beginning of a process. But never assume that what you have achieved you have got for good and it cannot be reversed because at any time, anything can be completely changed. And there are sometimes still some very nasty rumblings and utterances, partially stoked by the use of social media, that could turn very nasty indeed if were not vigilant. Injuly 1967, the home secretary roy jenkins told parliament that homosexuality was a disability that brought lifel
Have got an electric one anyway. Just doing maths in my head. I am sure by ben, yes, we have a date how. Sure by ben, yes, we have a date now. We did have a situation where we we re now. We did have a situation where we were encouraged to get diesel cars we were encouraged to get diesel ca rs by we were encouraged to get diesel cars by the then labour government. But we have been given quite a lot of notice in terms of any inconvenience it might cause individual consumers. Clearly, we are talking about diesel and petrol cars causing environmental problems reaching eu emission standards. Quite a serious thing that has to be handled. And it is Notjust A Ban by 2040. There might be some councils given the power to impose levies and diesel vehicles on particular areas and roads. The suggestion is the mayor of london sadiq khan will do something along those lines for diesel cars quite soon, next year, i something along those lines for diesel cars qu,tefw. A,m something along those lines for
Diesel car had its day . Latest figures show we are turning away from them. Alastair cook resigned as england captain after a record 59 matches in charge. In the sport on bbc news. Director of cricket, andrew strauss, says Alastair Cook has stepped down as england captain because they lacked the energy and drive to continue. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Tonight we bring you a Special Report that highlights the unprecedented pressures facing nurses and doctors in the nhs. Over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the Royal Blackburn Hospital which was once in special measures but is now rated good. Its A E Department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. In the first of two reports, our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and the patients they treat. There are distressing images in what comes next. Inside the Royal Blackburn Hospital. The bbc was given unrestricted access to witness the press
Owfi allowed the Conservative Party to own the idea of the northern powerhouse. Many people on the left was saying how did we let this happen . George osborne looks like the champion of Working People in the north. This is the next stage of that. Theresa may is seeking to message Working People with a party that really cares about you, now eight conservative traditional interpretation of that is that taxes too something that i believe and Working People will hear and feel. But shes very good at broadening, David Cameron didnt message as well to the tabloid has theresa may. People care about these issues that are fought over, shes doing very well. She is but copeland isa doing very well. She is but copeland is a slightly special case, we shouldnt ignore that, Sellafield Nuclear plant and whatever else we would think about labour, knowing about the Nuclear Policy is one of the more perplexing things . There are always local factors, but the big messages that labour should be winning the