Month: July 2020

Nov 2016. Myanmar Human Rights Abuses on the Rohingya

November 2016. If you Think About It. All the Wars/Conflicts that are Going On in the World are All Religion Based. The Intolerance of Religion or the Extremity of Religion. In Myanmar, also known as Burma, the UN has called for an Investigation into Alleged Human Rights Abuses Against the Minority Ethnic Rohingya Muslims. Hundreds… Continue reading Nov 2016. Myanmar Human Rights Abuses on the Rohingya

The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 8

STV has launched an internal investigation after the broadcaster released a video of children praising Nicola Sturgeon for “keeping them safe” during the coronavirus pandemic. A series of clips from the video were posted on Twitter yesterday before being taken down following a number of complaints. Some compared it to the sort of brainwashing media… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 8

Problems with Diversity Part 27

By and large, diversity and inclusion initiatives focus only on recruitment, reputation management, and “checking off the boxes.” That does not make them bad. It just makes them limited. But what really limits them is where they live: in HR and CSR – on the fringe and disconnected from enterprise wide growth opportunities. As a… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 27

Nov 2016. Maternity Crisis in Scotland

November 2016. Since 2011 Three Women and more than 100 Babies have Died as a result of what are described as “Adverse Events” in Maternity Wards in Scotland. Maternity Hospitals have recorded more than 25,000 Adverse Incidents since 2011. The Most Serious cases included the Deaths of 26 Newborns and 79 Stillbirths. Three Mothers also… Continue reading Nov 2016. Maternity Crisis in Scotland

Migrants from France Part 22

The Mirror found evidence of this early yesterday morning on a remote beach near Calais. We discovered a caravan and three shacks hidden in the dunes being used by the smugglers. In the caravan were large pieces of cardboard to sleep on. On the floor were a man’s four passport photos, obviously mistakenly left behind… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 22

UK Culture under Direct Attack Part 19

The stated aims of its cabal of leaders regards BLM– currently anonymous, include wanting to ‘abolish’ both capitalism and the police and close every UK prison. Meanwhile the organisation, which calls itself ‘@UKBLM’, also boasts a questionable – and some say very ugly – record on anti-Semitism. As a result, the Premier League was forced… Continue reading UK Culture under Direct Attack Part 19

Brexit Part 14

EU member states are desperate to keep access to UK fisheries – but seven countries fumed at Michel Barnier over a key agreement on the issue. The EU is demanding the UK to keep its waters open to foreign vessels if it wants access to European markets. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes to take… Continue reading Brexit Part 14

Problems with Diversity Part 26

When you consider that most diversity and inclusion initiatives are developed to comply with corporate governance and self-regulation (often under the heading “Corporate Social Responsibility” or CSR). For example, in most workplaces, these initiatives are usually poorly funded tactical inclusion initiatives disconnected from broader, more substantial, and well-funded general training programs. They may be well… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 26

Brexit Part 13

The latest round of talks between the UK and EU on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken up early, with little progress once again apparently being made. The negotiating teams had been meeting in Brussels in what was the first in five week-long rounds of negotiations. They were also meeting face-to-face for the first time… Continue reading Brexit Part 13