A housing boss's demotion for criticising gay marriage was described as an "extraordinary over-reaction" in court on Friday.Adrian Smith was demoted from his managerial role and given a 40% pay cut by employer Trafford Housing Trust (THT) after he wrote on his Facebook page that gay marriage was "an equality too far".Mr Smith has now taken THT to court to try to recover what he claims are his "lost earnings". His lawyer, Hugh Tomlinson QC, told the court on Friday that "the whole thing is a huge an...
