Philip Davies

[[image:PhilipDavies.jpg|thumb|right|165px|The photo Mr. Davies provided to Wikipedia.]]{{UKpolitics}}
{{cquote|There is going to be a debate next Thursday about new equality legislation so we can ensure everybody in this country is treated with fairness, respect and not subject to prejudice and discrimination – and indeed cheap shots – from you.|||Harriet Harman, Minister for Equality (February 2009)<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4842414/Gay-Romeo-and-Julian-school-play-sparks-political-correctness-debate.html Gay 'Romeo and Julian' school play sparks political correctness debate: A school has been accused of "mind-blowing" political correctness after it staged a homosexual version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - called Romeo and Julian] by Murray Wardrop (7:01AM GMT 27 February 2009) ''The Telegraph''.</ref>}}
'''Philip Davies''' {{lived|1972}} is a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician. A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he was the Member of Parliament for Shipley in West Yorkshire from 2005 to 2024 when he was defeated.

On the [[right-wing]] of his party, Davies used the filibuster to stop parliamentary bills on such issues as animal welfare and women's rights.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-mp-philip-davies-slammed-for-trying-to-talk-out-new-laws-on-animal-cruelty-and-domestic-violence_uk_58b04403e4b060480e0707ab Tory MP Philip Davies Accused Of Trying To Block New Laws On Animal Cruelty And Domestic Violence], The Huffington Post, 24 February 2017</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060427003208/http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/philip_davies/shipley#hansard TheyWorkForYou.com - Philip Davies]</ref> Davies wrote many letters to the {{wpl|Equality and Human Rights Commission}} enquiring if different [[racist]] jokes are offensive enough.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/dec/18/philip-davies-political-correctness-campaign Article on Philip Davies' letters to EHRC] in [[The Guardian]]. December, 2009.</ref> A campaigner against [[political correctness]], he called for anti-male comments to be covered by hate crime legislation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180408100823/https://www.scotsman.com/news/snp-s-mhairi-black-reveals-details-of-online-insults-she-faces-daily-1-4701697 SNP's Mhairi Black reveals details of online insults she faces daily], The Scotsman, 7 March 2018</ref>

Despite the three main parties being in broad consensus on the issue, Davies opposed the [[minimum wage]] and believes all of the nation's economic problems would be solved with the repeal of the {{wpl|National Minimum Wage Act 1998}}. Meanwhile, he thinks all of our social problems would be solved if prisoners had a truly horrible experience while behind bars, rather than any rehabilitation or education.

He was one of six (out of 650) members of the [[House of Commons]] against any kind of parliamentary reform of Parliament, including expenses, a significant issue after the {{wpl|United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal|expenses scandal}} erupted in 2009. Unsurprisingly, his expenses were some of the highest among MPs.

In 2018, he was accused of trapping female comedian {{wpl|Luisa Omielan}} in his Westminster office, holding the door shut to stop her leaving after a disputatious interview about healthcare.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/philip-davies-luisa-omielan-intimidating-behaviour_uk_5a9e41a2e4b0479c025672f5 MP Philip Davies Accused Of 'Physically' Intimidating Behaviour By Comic Luisa Omielan], Huffington Post, 6 Mar 2018</ref>

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