4. But I will extend the invitation again Sally Hines. Very happy to debate these and other matters, including how we uphold academic freedom and free speech in universities. Will you take me up on my invitation?

A new report by UNISON - UK's largest union details harrowing accounts of abusive practices suffered by migrant care staff. UNISON has uncovered evidence of staff forced to work 19 hour shifts without breaks, who have experienced racial abuse, & been threatened with dismissal & deportation.

Mike Galsworthy This is precisely what caused a very nice Czech couple I knew to leave after Brexit. " How can we ever feel secure. We don't know if they will just change the rules. What if one day we wake up and find we are suddenly in the net?".

Here is Jonathan Portes doing the job of serious journalists and explaining why we have become so dependent on immigrant labour

CJEU, equality law New judgment: disabled university student seeking personal assistant under 30 is not a breach of EU law re age discrimination

Authorities "should not use  concepts such as gender or gender identity, which are not encoded in the act and can be understood in different ways." Updated public sector equality duty guidance for public authorities published today. #edutwitter gov.uk/government/pub…

The Islamic Republic killed her just because she didn’t want to cover her cute short hair. This is #ArmitaGaravand who was beaten up to death by morality police in Iran. I cannot stop thinking of her. Iranian teenagers hate Mullah’s regime. They want to have a normal life.

NEW Sir Ed Davey tells me “I regret not having asked the Post Office managers tougher questions - they have misled minister after minister” The Lib Dem leader was previously Postal Affairs Minister “It’s a national scandal and it’s been going on for 20 years” LBC LBC News

If you’d like to know more about the #PostOfficeScandal, including the latest revelations from the public inquiry, come and see me talk about it in Spring. Many dates already have special guests confirmed. More here: postofficescandal.uk/live-events/ #MrBatesVsThePostOffice

The Meade judgment is looking seismic in significance

2024 is offering plenty of changes to #EmploymentLaw. With the #Government legislating for more #Inclusive working practices, greater rights are expected for new parents and carers. New guidance on Working Time Regulations are also now in effect: bit.ly/47G7qhy

Those complaining about coverage of the Prof Jo Phoenix outcome might be well advised to read it. It makes clear that we did not face 'academic criticism'. We faced a straightforward attempt to discredit and silence us. Para 630 springs out (at me):

Before I filed this my close friend said “are you sure? Some people might think you’re calling them cowards!” They should, because I am. People allowing women and children to be harmed, who could do something, but are doing nothing, need to be a bit uncomfortable about it. At

Tribunal finds that an employer's failure - over several years - to provide a women only toilet was direct sex discrimination. Such findings would be bad enough for a small employer but @iss__uk is a large multinational. Shameful. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65844ea7…

"Please come over here on a zero hours contract at horrifically low pay for very important yet unpleasant and very tough work. Oh, and come on your own - leave your spouse and children for a few years as we don't want them here in order to make our figures look better."

Good article by ⁦Catherine Baksi⁩ highlighting the potential for proposed £55 ET fees to impede access to justice & disproportionately impact the poor whilst costing more to administer than it’ll receive in fees paid. thetimes.co.uk/article/8b3149…

The the path of the paediatric transition juggernaut has been cleared by a strategy of demonising and punishing all dissent, particularly in the professions that should have been most vigilant to protect children.

Bridie Nolan, barrister for Sall Grover in landmark women’s rights case #TicklevGiggle, dismantles applicant’s case that Roxy Tickle is ‘psychologically’ a woman 💥💥💥 “What is a woman, if thinking one is a woman, means one is a woman? A woman is not a thought. The

It was in 2017 that I first realised there was something up between women's rights and transgender activism. I was earlier than some, to notice, later than others. So I dropped a polite email to Stonewall's press office asking for a briefing. 1/8 thetimes.co.uk/article/fe117e…

It costs you nothing for you to retweet this. For every $1 you donate to your local food pantry you'll be providing 12 pounds of food — the equivalent of 10 meals — to families in need this holiday season. #GivingTuesday