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Several posters on here (who I respect and usually agree with) along with most politicians and commentators have suggested that the EHRC should not be questioned (its' make-up. the way it decides what to investigate and what not, its' methodology.... and more). And that in the case of the Labour Antisemitism report the right response by Jeremy Corbyn etc is to accept it lock, stock and barrel, apologise again as frequently and publicly as possible, and then shut up about anything that might offend the Board of Deputies, the JLM or the Labour Friends Of Israel (or the Israeli Embassy) - because otherwise it would be evidence of blindspots or that 'they don't get it' or even more 'proof' of guilt.

Interesting (to me at least) that the latest EHRC report - into gender pay discrimination at the BBC - has also been criticised for its skewed focus and flawed methodology. In this case it cleared the BBC of any wrongdoing, despite years of evidence to the contrary - evidence which (like in another recent investigation) seems to have been discounted if it contradicted the core assumptions informing the investigation. I hope Carrie Gracie and other critics aren't denounced for failing to fully accept the conclusions of the agency or its message:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...discrimination

Carrie Gracie has described an investigation into pay discrimination at the BBC as a “whitewash”, after it cleared the broadcaster of wrongdoing.

The former BBC China editor won substantial back pay in 2018 after going public with details of how she was out-earned by equivalent male journalists at the broadcaster. She said the methodology used by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in its investigation was baffling and said women could not rely on a regulator but should instead “stay strong, calm, united and justice will prevail”.

The independent inquiry followed years of disputes between BBC bosses and women who claimed to be illegally underpaid compared with male colleges, with hundreds of female employees receiving pay rises or back pay.

While many BBC pay cases were settled through internal processes, some women were forced to take lengthy legal action. Earlier this year, the BBC presenter Samira Ahmed won a Ł700,000 employment tribunal case against the corporation after the BBC was unable to explain why she was paid less than her male counterpart Jeremy Vine for doing equivalent work.

Despite this, the EHRC concluded its 18-month investigation by saying it had found no evidence of unequal pay, having carried out in-depth re-examinations of just 10 pay complaints against the BBC.
Jon,

I know you feel passionately about this but try to avoid a complaint I have about less respected posters of putting words into the mouths of others they did not utter.

Several posters on here (who I respect and usually agree with) along with most politicians and commentators have suggested that the EHRC should not be questioned (its' make-up. the way it decides what to investigate and what not, its' methodology.... and more).


I did question Corbyn's response and his willingness to accept responsibility for what happened under his tenure. Probably not as floridly as the suggestion that people wanted him to don sackcloth and ashes and parade through the streets of London.

I believe you were complimentary of the research and findings of the EHRC report, if not its conclusions. That body seems to have been less thorough in its narrow focus on the BBC investigation.

I believe this was an avoidable outcome which, given the multitude of siren warnings about the wider political impact could have been avoided with stronger Leadership. When you look at where we ended up, for all Lavery and Trickett's revisionism today, the proof is in the pudding for me!