Oct 2021. The Scottish Executive getting it Legally Wrong

Judges at the Supreme Court have ruled that provisions in two bills passed by MSPs were beyond Holyrood’s powers. MSPs unanimously backed the bills – which enshrine treaties on children’s rights and local government in Scots law – prior to May’s Holyrood election. However after a challenge from UK law officers, judges said the legislation… Continue reading Oct 2021. The Scottish Executive getting it Legally Wrong

Women’s Rights in Night Clubs

Our Pubs and Clubs have a responsibility to keep their patrons in a safe environment. The Risk Assessments will dictate that humans with alcohol can often be unpredictable, but when an incident occurs and particularly if a woman is involved, the policies and risk assessments should dictate that they address the issue in a protective… Continue reading Women’s Rights in Night Clubs

Spiked by a Needle

“I have genuinely never felt more unsafe to be a woman going out and about.” A BBC Question Time audience member says she does not feel night clubs are doing enough to keep customers safe, after a number of cases of women being spiked by needles. The SNP’s Kate Forbes calls for “cultural change” in… Continue reading Spiked by a Needle

Oct 2021. Sexual Discrimination in Police Scotland

Sexual misconduct is “widespread” within Police Scotland and other forces in the UK, according to an investigation carried out for a television documentary. It reveals in the past four years the service had 166 police officers and special constables accused of 245 counts of sexual misconduct. No officers were dismissed as a result. The film… Continue reading Oct 2021. Sexual Discrimination in Police Scotland

Oct 2021. The NHS Single Sex Wards

A nurse has claimed that NHS trusts are “gaslighting” patients with official policy documents labelling those who ask for single-sex spaces “transphobes” and “perpetrators”. Dr Sinead Helyar, a clinical research nurse, said NHS policies allowing transgender patients onto single-sex wards were “formulated and enacted to the detriment of women”. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239097