Ready for a wild weekend.

John Bull Magazine, 1953
Artist: BillMorden

“For a while the commentary has been about the need for ‘authenticity’ and to ‘bring our whole self to work’, […] perhaps we should be encouraging people to bring our professional selves to work. Businesses aren’t political forums.” SeeninHR Civil Service SEEN

Let's knock Friday right out the park

Excellent article on how employers are now treating ideas and beliefs once seen as entirely private.

Rings true with Freedom_In_The_Arts too.

Hi UK Music have you and your Chair Tom Watson been following Louise Distras ' case ? Can you help us get her bandcamp account reinstated ?

Congratulations Louise Distras - We were very glad to help Louise win her case.

For next Salon we welcome Nat Edwards (Director General Royal Armouries), Denise Fahmy (Co-founder Freedom_In_The_Arts) & Mark Westgarth (Professor FAHACS University of Leeds) to discuss ‘What's the Future for Museums?’ Thurs 30 May Carriageworks Theatre from 6:45pm leedssalon.org.uk

Brilliant news !

This is not reported widely. It’s very important people know about it, because everyone can join this consultation, you don’t have to be an expert. So let’s share and continue to share

‘Call for input: Incorrect guidance on single-sex spaces and self-ID’ gov.uk/government/pub…

Sonia Sodha It’s the ultimate luxury belief. Women like Prue Leith and Esther Rantzen just want to have complete control over the manner of their passing. They won’t ever suffer the adverse consequences of such a law. That will be reserved for the poor, the disabled, the mentally ill.

Gender ideology has been the catalyst to the downfall of two First Ministers. How many more must fall until they realise that this is a danger to women and girls, is deeply opposed by the public, and a women is an adult human female?

The union UsdawUnion (which represents workers in the retail, distributive, manufacturing and service sectors) has voted at #USDAW24 to support single sex provisions and ensure clarity of language around sex and gender. 1/3
usdaw.org.uk

Review of Data, Research, Stats on Sex and Gender Excellent ! Can I refer you to this very confusing research by Diva magazine ? hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/o…

Call for evidence: please spread the word 👇

Once upon a time, this little girl dreamed of becoming a prima ballerina, only to find she grew taller (and bustier) than everyone else, so she became an opera singer instead. The End. #InternationalDanceDay

This is a huge deal. Exemplary damages are very rare in the employment tribunal. Theyre used to signal extreme disapproval of egregious behaviour, in this case by Social Work England, the regulator. Whoever gave SWE legal advice that didn't consist of 'you've massively screwed…

“Dogmatic theories surround new subject matter, which sees the articulation of Martin Luther King's ‘colour blind’ stance as racist, the fact that humans cannot change sex as transphobic, and ‘privilege’ needs to be rebalanced as measured by a system of oppression measures that…

This remarkable floor mosaic of an octopus fighting a lobster, surrounded by a spectacular variety of sea creatures, was found during the excavation of the House of the Dancing Faun, ancient Pompeii’s richest residence (1st century, National Archaeological Museum, Naples)

Workplaces are part of society. Male people don’t stop being a threat to women when they cross the workplace threshold. All HR people will have dealt with sexual harassment and worse. CIPD need to be clear single sex facilities are lawful and necessary. Peter Cheese CIPD

Yet another example of why mixed-sex changing rooms - and toilets - are unacceptable. In Apr 2022, EHRC stated grounds for applying the single-sex exception: privacy, decency, avoidance of trauma, health & safety.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…