The higher the profile, the more likely the bullying!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWvLOXqk9yE Equality and Human Rights Commission is about as higher profile as you can get - just the kind of profile and status bullies love. Going forward, what will the EHRC tell its workers to do when first targeted by a bully? What to look for and how to respond? I very much doubt it!… Continue reading The higher the profile, the more likely the bullying!

Work-related suicides should be investigated by watchdog, unions say

Photograph of headteacher Ruth Perry on railings school. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PAFrom The Guardian Monday, May 22nd Matthew Weaver"Death of headteacher Ruth Perry prompts calls for employers to have to report when workers take own lives Work-related suicides should be reported by employers and investigated by the safety watchdog amid concern that workplace stress is at… Continue reading Work-related suicides should be investigated by watchdog, unions say

A health service in which people are afraid to raise issues is one in which patients will continue to die unnecessarily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSE-XlAvT0s Now even in an organisation set up to investigate patient safety there has been bullying The Health Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is England's independent national investigator for patient safety. HSIB investigates serious patient safety risks that span the healthcare system, operating independently of other regulatory agencies. It aims to produce rigorous, non-punitive, and systematic… Continue reading A health service in which people are afraid to raise issues is one in which patients will continue to die unnecessarily.

No one should have to pay to breathe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAe2GCBZO-o No one should have to pay to breathe. The whole point of anti-discrimination legislation is to create a level playing field so that disabled people do not experience barriers that non-disabled people don't. Paying extra because you are disabled is not acceptable - all access equipment should be centrally funded, including the running costs,… Continue reading No one should have to pay to breathe

Khan is much more my mayor than Charles is my king!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hUdjjmGqgA Sir Mark Rowley’s article in the standard stated, “...While we said that our tolerance for disruption of the Coronation celebrations was low, it was not zero. I must challenge those claiming there was a ‘protest ban’ around the Coronation. This is simply not accurate. There were hundreds of undisturbed protestors along the route, including… Continue reading Khan is much more my mayor than Charles is my king!

There is someone trying to hold the BBC to account.

Lena Ferguson, with Channel 4 colleague Alex Thomson, is taking a bullying case against the BBC. Photo Matthew Fearn/AP The Sunday Times October 18th 2020 "An award-winning television producer has launched legal proceedings against BBC Northern Ireland at the High Court in Belfast seeking damages for alleged bullying. The case is being taken by Lena… Continue reading There is someone trying to hold the BBC to account.