Should Supporting a Football Team be Protected as a Philosophical Belief?
This article examines whether support for a football club should amount to a philosophical belief protected under section 10 of the Equality Act 2010. The question is explored through McClung v Doosan Babcock Ltd, where the Employment Tribunal held that loyalty to Rangers Football Club did not meet the threshold established in Grainger plc v Nicholson. The decision found that the claimant’s fandom, though sincere, lacked the depth, seriousness, and moral significance required for legal...