Thursday, June 13, 2013

Deputy PM - UNFIT For Purpose?

A humiliated Nick Clegg last night admitted he failed to respond vigorously enough to a series of sexual harassment complaints about his party’s former chief executive.
The Deputy Prime Minister ‘made mistakes’ over the allegations against Lord Rennard, according to a highly critical report into attitudes to women among senior Liberal Democrats.Mr Clegg conceded that ‘women had been let down’ after the independent report said he should have ‘asked more questions’ when the claims – which Lord Rennard denies – arose five years ago.
There were several missed chances to hold an investigation, the report added.
The inquiry into the wider culture of the Liberal Democrats spanning two decades was launched after the Rennard claims surfaced earlier this year.

Aside from the complaints by four women against the peer, witnesses reported 32 other sexual harassment and discrimination incidents – including one where a male parliamentarian had made inappropiate advances to a very young male worker.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2340359/The-shaming-Nick-Clegg-Deputy-PM-humiliated-inquiry-rules-failed-dozens-women-victims-Lib-Dem-sex-predators.html#ixzz2W3Ynnafx

Please Do Not Forget Leah.

Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu still captive 7 years later: When will the horrors end? By  Andrea Picciotti-Bayer , Voices Contributor Wed...