On Monday the government finally came up with a “take it or leave it” compensation offer to the subpostmasters. £600,000. It was described by Kevin Hollinrake, Minister for Postal Affairs, as “providing a generous uplift” on compensation payments already made. Let’s see how generous it really is. Some subpostmasters were convicted as long as 23… Read more »
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible.” So wrote Orwell in 1946. Today has given us 2 examples of how language is used to obscure the indefensible. But not from the political world. For a change. Example No 1 The announcement by BP that its CEO, Bernard Looney,… Read more »
In light of recent cases, it is worth exploring why it is hard for people to speak up about concerns and, often, even harder for people to take them seriously. My second column for GRIP below. How the human factor affects the culture of whistleblowing Photo by Sammie Chaffin on Unsplash