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Kevin Maxwell: ‘My MBE is a win in the fight against racism’ Nadine White
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Former Metropolitan Police officer Kevin Maxwell has said his MBE, awarded in acknowledgement of his memoir detailing racism in the force, is a significant step in the struggle towards equality in Britain.
The author, a Black gay man, was among those named on the Queen’s Honours List on Friday for services to diversity through literature following his best-selling book
Forced Out.
In 2012, Mr Maxwell won a discrimination case against Scotland Yard after an employment tribunal found he had been subjected to direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation during his ten years of working within the force. He left following the hearing’s outcome.
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Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon both missed Cobra meetings in London during the first months of the pandemic
BORIS Johnson missed five Cobra meetings at the beginning of the pandemic. As the novel coronavirus spread rapidly around the world and heads of state everywhere desperately looked to plan how best to respond, Johnson didn’t even bother going to the meetings. However, some Unionists have got the perfect response to those statements of fact. In an almost too stereotypical example of whataboutery, they say: “Nicola Sturgeon missed six.” Tom Harwood, the soon-to-be GB News journalist who thought the man leading an independent review into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code was in theSNPbecause he read it on Wikipedia, has set them all off.
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Wilmington Trust SP Services (Dublin) Ltd and others v Spicejet Ltd [2021]
1, has provided guidance on the English law doctrines of illegality and frustration. Whilst this specific dispute relates to overdue aircraft lease payments and particular government restrictions on the use of Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft, the Court’s findings will be interesting to others grappling with debtors seeking to rely on Covid-19 related restrictions in defence of a breach of contract claim.
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Wilmington Trust, the claimant aircraft lessors sought summary determination of their claims for outstanding amounts under three lease agreements. In its defence, Spicejet argued that it was not obliged to pay the monies sought because, amongst other reasons,
Police back assessment that loyalist paramilitaries did not threaten port staff
(Liam McBurney/PA)
A senior police officer has stood by the assessment that loyalist paramilitaries were not behind alleged threats to port staff in Northern Ireland earlier this year.
A Stormont committee is examining the circumstances around the withdrawal by Mid and East Antrim Council of staff carrying out post-Brexit checks after allegations of loyalist intimidation.
Department of Agriculture staff at Larne port were also withdrawn at the start of February.
PSNI cars outside the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs offices near the Port of Larne (Liam McBurney/PA)