Orange Order attacks 'so-called' Equality Commission

The Orange Order has accused the "so-called" Equality Commission of trying to wipe "Britishness" off the face of Northern Ireland.

Orange Order attacks 'so-called' Equality Commission

The Orange Order has accused the "so-called" Equality Commission of trying to wipe "Britishness" off the face of Northern Ireland.

The order claims the commission has a long-term strategy to ban the flying of the union flag on official buildings on the grounds that the practice is divisive

However, it says the commission is ignoring the divisive symbols of Irishness such as the use of the Irish language.

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