Our law societies drag their feet on marriage equality | Richard Ackland
by Richard Ackland from World news | The Guardian on (#35J00)
A brave few voice our human rights obligations, but too many solicitors and barrister big wigs say nothing
Lawyers normally let phrases like "equality before the law" or "non-discriminatory" roll off their tongues with silken ease.
Yet when it comes to something fundamental, like marriage equality, some of them just downright jam up, with the words getting lost at the back of their throats.