A former civil servant who sued the Cabinet Office and former Cabinet Secretary Simon Case for ‘sex and race discrimination’ before dropping the action has now also settled in a new round of litigation against energy company Drax. The action raised eyebrows when a senior executive from US eco-warrior campaign group the Partnership for Policy Integrity was spotted in court. The US-based green lobby group is increasingly active in London, with an agenda to campaign against UK energy firms…
A wave of fears over activist lawfare under Starmer, which Guido long warned about, is continuing to develop. UK businesses are bracing for a tsunami of US-backed lefty lawfare…
A former Civil Servant who sued the Cabinet Office and former Cabinet Secretary Simon Case for ‘direct discrimination and harassment’ has now turned on another former employer, power giant Drax. It’s getting legal tongues wagging…
Rowaa Ahmar previously lodged two claims against Case, the Cabinet Office and three others on the grounds of discrimination over ‘sex and race’ as well as ‘victimisation’. She later withdrew the discrimination case with no payment made. Oops…
After leaving the civil service, Ahmar took up a role with Drax as Group Head of Public Affairs. The role, however, only lasted for six months and Ahmar is once again suing. Drax is understood to be ready to fight the claims strongly and considers the matter vexatious. Guido hears another case against a previous employer was also stood down. Funny old world…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”