by Lawsome | Apr 8, 2026 | Opinions
GUEST POST Robert Laverick is a chemist and senior lecturer, and founder of the Leeds branch of Academics for Academic Freedom. He tweets from @RobLaverick92 Having studied and worked within the higher education sector since 2010, I’ve watched ideas develop in the...
by Lawsome | Apr 1, 2026 | Opinions
By Jemima Jefferson, LGB Business Forum Employee burnout is reaching epidemic proportions, with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recording nearly a million workers as suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety — the highest rates on record....
by Lawsome | Mar 16, 2026 | Opinions
By Jemima Jefferson, LGB Business Forum What’s gone wrong with DEI? With Meta, Deloitte and other well-known companies backpedalling on DEI initiatives, is corporate commitment to inclusion beginning to sour? If so, should other businesses begin following suit? In a...
by Lawsome | Mar 13, 2026 | Opinions
By Dee McCullough, Lesbian Labour & LabourLGB A fabulous new initiative is under way to create a Welsh Women’s Health website, and when they asked stakeholders for feedback I was first in the queue. I couldn’t fault the website — but the consultation itself...
by Lawsome | Feb 20, 2026 | Opinions
How difficult can it be not to break the law? This question at Wednesday’s We Mean Business event at the Scottish Parliament summed up the frustration of LGB employees who are ignored and sometimes silenced by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives. As...
by Lawsome | Jan 26, 2026 | Opinions, Updates
By Simon White, LGB Business Forum Debra Allcock Tyler writes that charities are not being sufficiently “innovative’” in finding solutions to trans inclusion, and she feels they are evading responsibility. In truth, a clear and universal solution has always been...
