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A senior fire officer has become the latest victim of the UK government’s speech policing after he was forced out of his job for “sexist behavior” for failing to discipline his colleagues for using the “offensive” term “fireman.”
Simon Bailey, a 27-year veteran of the Avon and Somerset Fire Service who had previously been commended for bravery, was disciplined for allowing what investigators called a “longstanding campaign” of “sexism” in his station.
Bailey has just lost his case after suing his former employer for unfair dismissal.
The hero fireman received a written warning in July 2023 after a tribunal found he presided over an “openly sexist” workplace.
He was accused of allowing “sexist behavior” for failing to challenge staff who used the term “fireman” instead of “firefighter.”
The disciplinary action followed complaints in 2021 from firewoman Sasha Acheson, a former England Women’s rugby player.

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Serial rapist Metropolitan Police officer allowed to join the force 'because of drive to improve diversity'
A review published on Thursday found that thousands of police officers and staff were not properly checked amid pressure during a national recruitment drive from July 2019 to March 2023.
PC Cliff Mitchell applied to join the Met in 2020, but the vetting process flagged up a previous allegation of raping a child in 2017, and his application was rejected.
However, a vetting panel, made up partly of senior officers, overturned the decision because the force wanted to improve the number of officers from ethnic minorities.
PC Mitchell went on to carry out a “campaign of rape” against two victims, including a child under the age of 13, while he was a serving officer.
He is one of 131 officers and staff at the Met who were not properly vetted and went on to commit criminal offences and misconduct.
PC Mitchell was jailed for life and sentenced to serve at least 13 years after he was found guilty of kidnapping and rape.
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- almost no homeless, saw just one so far
- lots of trash though
- prices seem reasonable, a bit lower than SF, but that's because the pound is so low against the dollar
- the majority of people on the street are clearly not English; they are from everywhere else on earth
I did not know there was a Saint Chad: