The right to know
1. Targets of stalking will get the legal right to know who their stalker is. Jess Phillips MP is the Labour Government’s lead on safeguarding and tackling violence against women and girls. I think Jess Phillips is a very credible, out-to-do a good job, rather than just out to further her own career. Knowing who the stalker is means targets can rule out everyone else in their life, making rebuilding trust easier.
2. The BBC has decided not to broadcast the Christmas editions of MasterChef due to complaints that Gregg Wallace, one of the two presenters, engaged in inappropriate behaviour during filming. Those complaints now include inappropriate touching.
Apparently, Greg Wallace was thrown out of a factory for making inappropriate comments about women factory workers while presenting ‘Inside the Factory.’ Why was the BBC not told about this at the time? Another Indie made ITF: Voltage TV Productions Ltd. Surely there is a contractual obligation to report any complaints? If there isn’t, there should be.
There has been comment that not one male crew member ever challenged Wallace’s behaviour or reported it. So the problem is two-fold: 1. Wallace won’t change his behaviour, and 2. Other men either don’t recognize the issue or lack the courage to challenge it.
3. After the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned, the first bishop has followed suit. Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells was found by review to have failed to act sufficiently on concerns about Smyth. It would appear to me that the most honourable have gone. All those listed in the review as failing should go – I predict the others are waiting to see if they can get away with it – still more worried about their careers than the children they failed. The most honourable man was a woman?
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