At the Westminster Insight #RacialEqualityWM conference, first in-person conf in nearly 4 years! Excellent stuff so far from The BMJ and Nottinghamshire County Council on data & developing race equality talent programmes 📚

I wrote a thing about why I’m not watching the #WorldcupQatar2022 and why I’m sick of hearing it described as “controversial” linkedin.com/posts/abbycraw…

This is heartwrenchingly brilliant

We’ve still got a long way to go on EDI, but I’m so lucky to work with this epic team and be led by our “highly commended CEO of the year”, aka the indomitable leadership of Andrea Sutcliffe 💙💚💜 at the 2022 Inclusive Awards / Companies - bring on 2023!

🚨By 2pm today FTSE 100 CEOs' earnings for 2023 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary

The Princess of Wales looks to be launching a sincere & thoughtful campaign, but it's kind of wild that Sure Start was an evidence-based solution to the problems she's raising, was evaluated and found to be wonderfully successful, and we're sort of pretending it wasn't cut.

Starting the day with the incredible Edward Enninful OBE talking all things culture, heritage and D&I 😍 with Culture Amp

What an absolute corker of a staff conference today, didn’t realise it was possible to be so energised and thoroughly knackered at the same time. Feeling so proud to work for such an incredible organisation and with such excellent colleagues 🧡 Teenage Cancer Trust

This is great to see but should be common practice - tons of smaller charities (including our own Teenage Cancer Trust) who have been doing this for a while with great feedback from neurodivergent and disabled candidates in particular 🌟

The first advice I gave my daughter, when she started working, was to delete the first and last lines of her emails. "Why?" "Because the first and last lines are where you apologise for sending the email. No emails I get from men start or end like that."

My whole family were born and bred in Stockton, this type of comment is exactly the type of ignorant snobby bullsh*t they’ve faced their whole lives. Give me the confidence of a man surrounded by mics claiming that people are in poverty because their home town is a shithole.

Supreme Court to consider the right to retrial in the extradition context for the first time. Edward Fitzgerald KC & Graeme Hall are instructed by Lloyds PR Solicitors. Ben Cooper KC (Ben Cooper KC) & Mary Westcott are instructed by ITN Solicitors. Read more 🔽 doughtystreet.co.uk/news/supreme-c…

They’re opening the workhouses

Supreme Court extradition appeal allowed: the right of retrial must be unambiguous. Ben Cooper KC (Ben Cooper KC), Malcolm Hawkes 🇺🇦 & Mary Westcott were instructed by Katy O’Mara & Rebecca Field of ITN Solicitors (Malcolm acted until August 2023). Read 🔽 doughtystreet.co.uk/news/supreme-c…

I’m doing the Great North Swim in June - in memory of Matthew and to raise funds for the brilliant Teenage Cancer Trust Trust, who deliver such crucial services for young people with cancer. If you’re able to donate I’d be incredibly grateful ❤️ justgiving.com/page/abby-craw…

Currently releasing domestic abusers early from prison, overseen worst rape charging rates in decades, rape victims waiting up to 5 years to get to court while accused walks free and you don't monitor them at all. You've not done a single recommendation from child abuse inquiry.

Double jeopardy bars extradition in rare High Court appeal decision. Mary Westcott was instructed by Harry Grayson of Hodge Jones & Allen Incorporating Birds Solicitors. Read more 🔽 doughtystreet.co.uk/news/double-je…

#Extradition to Romania for disabled man would breach Article 3 ECHR & be oppressive notwithstanding specific assurances. Ben Cooper KC & Mary Westcott were instructed by Renata Pinter (Dalton Holmes Gray). doughtystreet.co.uk/news/extraditi…

We're delighted to have been shortlisted for Crime and extradition Set of the year & huge congratulations to: James Wood KC - Silk of the year Mary Westcott - Junior of the year Peter Caldwell - Junior of the year (Financial Crime) Kate O'Raghallaigh - Junior of the year