Post Office Scandal: Corrupted decision-making by Lawyers

A fter sc ru tinis ing a d o cument, acad emics th at were probing the role of lawyers in th e Post Off ice Horizon scandal d elivered a d am ning interim verdict They conclu ded that legal regulators must com e up with ‘practic al’ w ays of s tress in g th e i m p o rt anc e o f i nd e p end en ce w h en law yer s co ndu ct reviews for clients

The recommendation came in a 41-page forthright working paper from Exeter University’s Evidence-based Justice Lab, which has been examining the scandal for two years The paper focuses

I have to say it was my f irst boss, Dineshbhai Amlani, owner of Pizza Parlour I started work there at the age of 15 and I don’t think I actually ever left, the place became part of my life I learnt so much about business from him, how to respect customers and make your staff feel part of the family

6) What is the best aspect about your current role?

Working for an organisation whose fundamental goal is to make a difference and provide to the local community I am an Indian at heart and I am proud to be involved in events and activities that keeping the south Asian culture alive But the best bit has to be the Friday karaoke club, I get to pursue my passion of singing while working

7) And the worst?

I can’t really say there is a worst I guess time is always an issue, there are never enough hours in the day to do what I set out to do Another major challenge has always been funding or the lack of We are constantly looking for different avenues and income streams to sustain our self as a centre and charitable projects

8) What are your long term goals?

The long-term goal is always to retire from work and spend more time at home with the family But before that I would love to see myself running my own charitable organisation and giving back to those who are less fortunate.

9) If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?

I would bring a change in the education system, remove all university fees and provide grants to underprivileged children I feel that investing in education is the same as investing in the future of our country Further education should not just be for those who can afford it, and no one should come out of university in debt If it was not for the grant system, I don’t think my family would have been able to send me to university

10) If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?

It would have to be Mohd Raf i In my eyes one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent I could listen to his singing all day long and hopefully he could teach me how to sing as well on a review conducted by eminent silk Brian Altman for the Post Off ice in 2013

Until Januar y this year, Altman’s review was not made public His review inspected the conduct of past prosecutions and pros- ecution policy at the Post Off ice

Richard Moorhead, professor of law and professional ethics at the university led the Exeter project His team was commissioned in April 2023 to carry out a threeyear project on the scandal that was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council

The Altman paper will be submitted to the off icial Post Off ice Inquiry, which will soon begin inquiring in detail about the conduct of lawyers that were involved in the affair

Ramadan Radio Leicester station busy breaking norms

Th e l o c a l p owe r ho us e Ram adan Radio Leices ter has b e e n s e r vi n g Le i c e s t e r ’ s Muslim c om munity for the past 26 years with the help of b r oa d c a s t in g Is l a m ic re l igious tea chings along wit h providing a platform to local res idents to s hare their stories

Breaking the barriers, the station conducts discussions on taboo social, cultural, and religious topics such as drug addictions It also discussed the East Leicester tensions that took place last year in the city

Locally, Ramadan Radio has a listenership of 18,000 loyal fans and over 60,000 listeners nationally The station has been accommodating more female and young presenters

Recently, the Ramadan Radio team announced that it managed to raise over £1 million pound for several local charities in the past year and hoped to build on its previous work - as the team recently announced that it will broadcast all year round

Formerly, the station operated during Ramadan, which is considered to be the holiest and most prominent month of the year in the Islamic faith

Since 2011, Muhammed Yusuf has volunteered at the station and has been proactive in carrying out a lot of its activities and building the station's social media presence He said: "We want to create a legacy within our community and bridge the gap between young people in the community and radio ”

Care technologist was victimised, tribunal rules

A tribu nal has ruled that a senior critical care technolog is t at Barts Health NHS Trust, who raised a series o f d is crim inati on c om pl ai nts, was victimised when h is line m a nag er “ p u bl i cl y nam ed an d sh a m ed ” h im an d assu med fault with no prior inv estigation

According to the East London tribunal, Mr N Chowdhur y ’ s treatment amounted to victimisation, with one incident involving his manager “ venting his feelings because

[Chowdhur y] had made himself out to be the victim when it was [his] alleged perpetrator who had ended up off sick”

The tribunal ruled that “ no critical thinking” was applied when Chowdhur y was assumed guilty and he was unfairly “blamed for the impact he had on other staff ”

For now, Chowdhury’s claim of victimisation has succeeded, however, further claims for direct race discrimination and harassment related to race were not upheld Chowdhury joined as a senior critical care technologist at Barts Health NHS Trust on April 2, 2001 During his course of employment, Chowdhur y made a series of protected acts

On March 27, 2021, there was an altercation between Chowdhur y and another senior critical care technologist, Mr Patelca, which both brought complaints the following day

Climate charity unveils plan for Hammersmith Bridge

A ccording to a clim ate charity, a major Lo nd on bridg e s h o u ld re m ai n c lo s ed to cars, with d riv erless electric pod s intro duced for people with mo bility diff iculties

The proposal would cost a fraction of the “hundreds of millions of pounds” that are needed to fully reopen Hammersmith Bridge in the west of the capital, as per the Possible

Motor vehicles have been banned from using the 136-year-old cast iron structure since 2019 following the cracks in the pedestals

The plan published by Possible includes a two-way protected cycle lane that will run across the bridge, adjacent to autonomous pods available for people who cannot easily walk or cycle

Along with this, there would also be paths for pedestrians

The solution is aimed and designed to work within the “existing engineering constraints” of the bridge, meaning only one of the fleet of 10 pods would be authorised to cross at any time Possibly said that the total scheme would cost less than £10 million

In August 2020, the bridge was closed to all users after the cracks deteriorated during a heatwave In July 2021, it reopened to pedestrians, cyclists and river traff ic