We've all been following this tribunal, we all know what was said and done. We also know that Peggie walked out of a resuscitation area, possibly endangering patients, simply because a trans woman walked in. This is how the Telegraph frame all that
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There's a lot in common with the "persecuted Christian" tribunals of the Christian Legal Centre, and not just in terms of the funding. The model's simple: take one howling arsehole, pretend their workplace harassment campaign was just saying sex/god was real, get their sad face in the papers.
Most of the cases are lost, but the press isn't interested in that bit. So what persists is the narrative of brave warriors against woke, persecuted for their common-sense beliefs. Cue a dozen columns.
Employment Tribunals have become the defacto way of interpreting how law applies, successive Govt’s avoided EA2010 changes.
Well funded GC groups target Tribunals to try to challenge the edges of established case law to pursue their agenda whilst pushing their GC agenda in the media & pressure Govt.
Many fail & the GC groups know they largely will, they’re primarily pushing for exposure & hoping for a peripheral win.
In some recent cases where GC people have been challenged / dismissed the orgs haven’t followed their own HR processes.
GC groups then trumpet the process win as a GC agenda win 🤷🏻♀️
The...claim...about Jane Russell's cross-examination accusation prejudged the health board's internal investigation process is certainly...interesting...given Naomi Cunningham's cross-examination accusations that Upton fabricated it. Either both barristers are prejudging, or neither are.
Given the admission by Ms Peggie that she violated the NHS policies, it really makes the whole disciplinary quite straight forward and they don't seem to be arguing that those policies shouldn't exist as part of the tribunal.
The judge wants to give them a second shot at monstering Dr Upton in the public domain.
It was he, after all, who chose to waive Dr Upton’s rights to anonymity like she wasn’t even a human because it was “in the public interest” to be able to hurl horrific fucking slurs at a dedicated woman
No I won’t be fair to the judiciary when it is being cruel & unfair.
This is not a criminal case. Dr Upton is not on trial. Waiving her right to anonymity is a a clear case of prejudice and spite.
I have not trusted the legal system since doing jury service 20 years ago.
This has made me hate it too
I'm still holding out hope that this, horrid though it certainly is, is just a tactic by the judge to severely limit any avenues for Peggie to appeal on.
As a lifelong nurse I have no respect for this person. If she can’t muster up any consideration or respect for the humanity of her colleagues she’s in the wrong line of work. She should go and nurse her prejudices somewhere else and not masquerade in a caring profession
This is looking like a co-ordinated stitch up just like Cass was. Its depressing that the way Dr Upton has been treated was timed with that dodgy af YouGov poll from last week. And the imminent judgment from Supreme Court on the For Women Scotland case. It's co-ordinated. It's happening again.
You can absolutely feel the rage from certain people when they need to address a non-binary person with a gender neutral pronoun that they've never had any issue with in other contexts.
As this is supposed to be a democratic country (fought hard for and risked their lives for my dad and his mates). Every one lives their lives as they like. Not my business. Just don't tell me how to live mine. 😎
She literally admitted in open court to acts that would constitute disciplinary offences under her employer's rules. It's so obviously a slam dunk case of workplace bullying
And yet the judge wants to hear more of this farce. It’s almost like they fucked up the first time so he wants to give them another shot at being thunderous cunts to the doctor
I've honestly yet to read anything in this whole case that indicates why there was even enough of a case to put in front of a judge. It's hard not to be suspicious that the system is riddled with institutional transphobia, but even then they can't just ignore the law
Coming to the conclusion that misinformation in the media should be a jailable offence… journalist, sub-editor, editor, proprietor (or major shareholders). If it appeared in print, that should be the “fact”… start with the prosecution rather than a long investigation.
And there should always be a retraction with the same prominence as the original story. Which would mean every second issue of the Daily Mail would have a full front page “we lied to you yesterday” and probably lots more of those inside.
If they ask me about my genitals, I ask them the most invasive question about their genitals I can come up with in response. They don't usually ask any more after that.
Love the shit ass lawyer actively telling staff they should have broken the law by discriminating against their doctor by telling her where she could or could not get changed.
I like the author casting doubt on her haranguing a physically larger colleague. I worked in the NHS and being harangued by people half your size is pretty normal
Note the use of the singular “them” to avoid either using her pronouns or a misgendering.
Interesting proposal also, that changing rooms should be segregated by size. 🤡
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She funds a lot of Sex Matters public hate fests. She may well directly employ Maya Forstarter
Well funded GC groups target Tribunals to try to challenge the edges of established case law to pursue their agenda whilst pushing their GC agenda in the media & pressure Govt.
In some recent cases where GC people have been challenged / dismissed the orgs haven’t followed their own HR processes.
GC groups then trumpet the process win as a GC agenda win 🤷🏻♀️
"Physically larger colleague," my bright blue arse.
What an embarrassment to the nation.
Kicking off a second tribunal seems a bit brazen.
It was he, after all, who chose to waive Dr Upton’s rights to anonymity like she wasn’t even a human because it was “in the public interest” to be able to hurl horrific fucking slurs at a dedicated woman
I saw another article indicating that the rumour of another disciplinary meeting being imminent may just be a rumour.
This is not a criminal case. Dr Upton is not on trial. Waiving her right to anonymity is a a clear case of prejudice and spite.
I have not trusted the legal system since doing jury service 20 years ago.
This has made me hate it too
"Peggie denies claims of cornering or haranguing her physically larger colleague"
These lines make me want to do violence
They really are the most mindless idiots on the planet
Just absolutely itching to use "it" instead.
How is there an issue at all with a doctor of whatever gender being in there?
Or am I misunderstanding?
Don’t care if it’s RW or LW
https://hleehurley.substack.com
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87dzvnqwwro
This is just out and out harassment at this stage
They are trying to make Trans people fearful of reporting their harassers
Report and your phone will be used as evidence against you
This is all about making it impossible for Trans people to complain
Can you imagine the uproar if her phone was put up as evidence in an employment tribunal
They want Trans people to be harassed in public to make it impossible for them to go out in public
That's their campaign in a nutshell
Shes a self confessed Trump supporter, which in itself, should be taken as proof that women's safety is not an actual real concern of hers
Whats the bets she's got Anti-Muslim? Anti Foreigner messages on WhatsApp?
We will never know how many people their beliefs helped kill.
Interesting proposal also, that changing rooms should be segregated by size. 🤡