"Something can be a philosophical belief if you strongly and genuinely believe in it and it concerns an important aspect of human life and behaviour. The courts have said that the belief in man-made climate change and spiritualism are philosophical beliefs. But a political belief is not a philosophical belief."cycle tramp wrote: ↑7 Jan 2022, 5:12pmCould cycling be described as a protected characteristic if the reason for doing so was the deeply held belief that if one did not cycle, they would go to hell, and by that I mean increase green house emissions to the point that the temperature of the atmosphere would rise to an uncomfortable level?PH wrote: ↑7 Jan 2022, 1:15pmNo, any party contracted by the council is bound by the terms of that contract. If that contract doesn't fulfil the council's obligations, it's still the council that's at fault.cycle tramp wrote: ↑6 Jan 2022, 10:16pm Any third party contracted by the council is bound by the same policies of that council which has employed them
The idea that there's a discrimination of an individual on the basis to transport type is a non starter, cycling is a mode of transport, not a protected characteristic.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-a ... imination/
Jonathan