Upton is an ass.
For my sins I have read over 70 tribunal judgments this week.
They are really boring. Being an Employment Judge is not a fun job. Most cases are for small sums. Many claimants are unrepresented or don't turn up.
For those that do turn up - there usually some poor work procedure but little nefariousness or complexity. They are just looking people to be reasonable, have their documents in order and keep it straightforward.
In this Judge’s case I’d say 95% of cases were dismissed or claim was less than £5k.
Most cases take a few days.
These Judges literally spend their days settling individual cases.
They cannot grasp wider issues. They can only stick to their lane. They literally are too scared to do anything meaningful.
Both Judgments were just people twisting narratives to allow them to show some balance but not upset most people.
In Kelly of course the toilets are single sex but handwashing is mixed sex?? Phew that allows people to pee in peace and a bit of communal handwashing never hurt anyone.
In Peggie it’s neither illegal or legal to be a trans identifying man in a women’s changing room. You can stay unless someone says they’re not welcome and then something needs to happen. Whatever that is I don’t know but something.
They are trying to step through these complex situations without stepping on a landmine.
They fail to understand their job is to remove the land mines.