Here’s something different to my usual work. I wrote about about a bizarre saga in Lewisham involving sacked union reps, an unsupervised legal team & solicitors’ fees costing the council hundreds of thousands. You can find the full story in this week’s ⁦Private Eye. ⁩

"Revelations that [the Jewish Chronicle] has published inaccurate and politically motivated reporting will not come as much of a surprise...But these revelations point to something far deeper than straightforward partisanship and a bit of sloppiness." www.972mag.com/jewish-chron...

Why did a British Jewish newspaper publish fake Israeli intelligence?

Israel’s army suspects fabrications published in the Jewish Chronicle were part of a pro-Bibi influence campaign, while the article’s author is not as he claims.

RoboCop is a horror movie because it's about a guy forced to work after he already died.

The motion passed by TUC could be better worded and be more specific about the sort of safeguarding workers need. It could have asked for an end to tied visas, which most labour rights experts say facilitate exploitation. In any case, it's a move in the right direction.

When a company's visa sponsor licence is revoked, the Home Office writes to workers & gives them 60 days to find another sponsor or leave the country. This stops workers from reporting abuses because they rightly fear they will suffer the consequences. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

‘One hell to another’: Thousands of care workers risk deportation…

Migrant workers left scrambling for a new sponsor due to nature of government visa scheme

TUC Congress has passed a motion calling on the government to make sure migrant workers do not suffer the consequences of sponsor licence revocations. In May we reported that Home Office enforcement action led to 3000 care workers risking deportation. congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-05-mi...

In my 20s, I was at a book party. A couple of right wing blowhards were there too. A publicist said to me: “You should go right wing. The media can never find right wing young women. You’ll get so much work.” I said: “But I don’t believe in those views.” He laughed & said: “None of these guys do.” 🤷🏻‍♀️

Former staff voice support for Pink News ‘whistleblower’ account threatened with lawsuit pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...

Former staff voice support for Pink News ‘whistleblower’ account threatened with lawsuit

LGBTQ+ publisher Pink News says it is considering legal action against a “whistleblower” Twitter account publishing critical testimony.

Here's the second shortlisted investigation. Together with Citizens Advice we amassed testimony from more than 170 workers who came to the UK on the health & care visa.We reveal how the design of the visa stops workers from whistleblowing. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

Visa system forces care workers to stay silent on rape and abuse

As migrant carers are banned from bringing family members to the UK, TBIJ reveals how broken visa system traps workers in harrowing situations

Here's the first piece that was shortlisted. It reveals how the Home Office knew workers were being mistreated on the seasonal worker visa, failed to investigate & then tried to stop the allegations from coming to light. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023...