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MN director appointed as director of the Good Law Project

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PlayYouLikeAShark · 21/08/2021 14:54

Link to Companies House

I'm wondering what the implications of this are?

This person is/was (?) a "Management/strategy consultant" who "advised the Founder & CEO on strategy and organisation".

Was this director involved in suggesting the FWR board should be split as part of the 'strategy advice'? Was this 'strategy advice' in any way linked to discussions or negotiations to sign on as a director of the Good Law Project? Was MN fully aware of the intention of a director to take on another directorship that I'd struggle to describe as benign or neutral, given the USP here is targeted litigation & campaigning (including attacking the charitable status of an LGB organisation)? What now for women who have opinions that men disagree with?

If there's a case brewing to sue MN, I think this could prove to be an 'interesting' move.

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JustineMumsnet · 02/09/2021 11:54

Hi all,
Sorry I didn't respond till now - have been away and also managed to break my hand in a freak kitchen accident (don't ask). Anyway thanks for raising this. Justin has been on our board for a while now and he and I go back a long time. I did know he was joining the board of the Good Law Project, which I think is broadly a force for good in that it's holding government and institutions to account in some important ways. Their founder certainly holds some strong views which I don't agree with and I'm pretty sure Justin disagrees with some of those views too.

In any case, as others have said, boards are there to provide high-level governance, strategic advice and challenge. This does not usually include any involvement in day to day operations and in our case I can assure you that the MN board, which meets only 6 times a year, has zero operational remit and specifically absolutely no input into our moderation decisions or stances, and never has done. That said, whenever I have raised the Trans/women's rights issue for information/noting they've been wholly supportive of our commitment to hosting this important conversation on Mumsnet.

I hope that provides some reassurance - feel free to raise any further concerns either here or in Site Stuff. Thanks.

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