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Blake Stephenson: “You know, equality should be equality for all. It’s a fairly, fairly simple concept, but it’s actually become quite a…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2026
You know, equality should be equality for all. It’s a fairly, fairly simple concept, but it’s actually become quite a complicated construct. And the people that are losing out are white young men.
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Blake Stephenson
Conservative Party

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Discussion on equality and discrimination.

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