Reports Roz Adams successful in her action against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

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https://x.com/journalismseen/status/1792305714595012730?s=46&t=f8U9xaap9RM6pcBCdpsFIA

Excellent news and looking forward to seeing the judgement.

Thank you Roz.

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Yes that is a concern, especially in this situation where this means raped women will continue to be gaslit by counsellors referring to men as ‘she’.

Non-binding at this level, but also I don’t think Scottish courts bind English ones or vice versa, though they are persuasive.

At this point, BBC News has damaged its reputation so deeply, I wouldn't trust it to tell me the time.

Well done, Roz. A victory for sanity.

The BBC will tell us another drag story instead.

Fantastic to see this result. Although it would have been astounding had it gone any other way. The whole thing was completely mismanaged and frankly was entirely predictable as soon as MW was appointed.

It is obvious from the way MW conducts MWself that MW is entirely unsuitable for the role of charity CEO, regardless of the charity. All ego and bluster (a number of public appearances and interviews very much focused on the self), no sticking power and too interested in personal gain (left previous CEO role in Falkirk after 3 years when the Edinburgh job came up), not willing to take responsibility (didn't appear in court), not willing to listen to or consider others views (reframe their trauma), nevermind not actually meeting the requirements for this particular role as it was advertised as being for women only as a genuine occupational requirement. This result further proves that MW is entirely unsuitable as it shows a complete lack of judgement, both in terms of managing the process and in allowing this to go to tribunal. It is genuinely embarrassing for the organisation and suggests significant governance issues. I hope the Regulator (OSCR) will be paying close attention to what they do next.

I have commented previously on the lack of coverage of this case in Third Force News, the leading third sector publication in Scotland. I will be watching closely this week to see if they now cover it and, if so, how. It is such an important case for everyone to be aware of.

Just posted on the other thread - here's a share link for the Times:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/5dc99960-be22-448d-ae42-371a058dce7f?shareToken=70003b3d6b2370bda226d6abc40cce54

Well done Roz and everyone involved.

I know Roz and this is such a brilliant summing up of her, and a great reflection of the madness of the whole sorry situation. There is NO room for any deviation from the TWAW mantra.

Absolutely brilliant news.

I've just looked at the BBC website, obviously the main headlines are about the helicopter crash in Iran and the infected blood scandal.

But the local pages we have gems such as '50 year old crisp packet found' and 'Rescue team plans extension after outgrowing base' and 'Obese cat loses more than half her bodyweight'

I suppose it takes a long time to try to "reframe" the judgment to make it sound less damning of gender ideology...

Well done Roz, congratulations and I'm so sorry you've been put through this.

I bet Julie Bindel has been gagging to send that tweet 😁

Very good news.

Remember, these are the organisations that the Scottish Government have been listening to.

The judgment was quick in coming. They're often arriving 3-6 months after the hearing closes but that was 1 and a half months. I'm wondering the relative speed was to do with the nearly 3 month gap between the bulk of the hearing and closing submissions.

"Edinburgh Rape Crisis Center just posted this 7 minutes ago on their IG page. Not addressing they lost the employment tribunal brought against them on ALL COUNTS.

Mridul Wadhwa needs to be discharged immediately."

https://twitter.com/IsleLesbos/status/1792438646047482283?t=cmu5-g-ZyLL8pXKvBl9iFw&s=19

The last two paragraphs from The Critic article (my bold).

'The version of gender identity theory embraced by ERCC (described by the Tribunal as “dogmatic”, “extreme”, and “hardline”) is one that is not compatible with the requirements of tolerance. A central feature of this worldview is that dissent is transphobic and must be quashed. The Tribunal itself found that Mridul Wadhwa believed that all sex realist views were transphobic and that firing employees with those views was important for achieving inclusivity. Those beliefs are not compatible with tolerance and, in this extreme form, may not even be worthy of protection under the Equality Act. It is in no way incumbent upon a court or tribunal to remain neutral between those beliefs and the beliefs of Roz Adams, described by the Tribunal as “generally trans positive but also sex realist”.

Tolerance of different world-views is important but it cannot require a court or tribunal to purport to neutrality between sex realism and gender identity theory in contexts when our law requires one to notice and respect the reality of sex. This tribunal clearly did take a side. It followed the law and came down on the side of the “careful, credible and reliable witness” who was just trying to do her job by putting the rights of rape victims at the heart of her work. An extreme worldview that includes the belief that people like Roz Adams should be hounded out of employment in the name of inclusivity is not compatible with the tolerance required of our law.'

I'm quoting this from the Times article (it was in the Scotland section of the online edition)

Sandy Brindley, chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, said: “An independent review into the practices and procedures at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre has been commissioned. We are also working with Rape Crisis England and Wales on a planned review and refresh of the national service standards.”

I'll be interested in the outcomes of both reviews.

This is a fantastic result - well done Roz

Not letting me tag Icake.. so have to quote

Sounds good but who is conducting the "independent" review? In effect they have had a review - from the judges - and it's damning. Further delay is unnecessary.

The case was made brilliantly in court by Roz's barrister Naomi Cunningham, also. TRAs tend to sneer at her, I imagine this will wipe the smile off their faces.

The BBC in the very early hours must have through 'Right do we report on the Scottish Greens putting this erm lovely lady up, do we report on Roz Adams' win against ERCC or what. Someone, throw something up the preverbial flagpole and lets see if it flies'.
'Well I do have interesting news. Jimmy Tarbuck is still alive, I saw him in Waitrose last week.'
'Make that call'.

Well done all the women involved in fighting these atrocities 👏👏👏

This is infuriating.

What about the judgement against them said that anybody wants anything other than an inclusive, survivor led service?

To include some survivors they need the security of having access to female only therapies. HOW IS THAT DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT. How is that not inclusive or survivor led??