Failings

在前任領導層的一系列失策後，英格蘭的高等教育監管機構必須與處於困境的該領域重建信任。在 Office for Students 簡短且不順遂的運作期間，它面臨了一系列挑戰，而大部分都未能成功應對。本週，最新且最令人尷尬的事件揭曉：高等法院果斷地拒絕了該監管機構試圖因 University of Sussex 在 Kathleen Stock 任教期間的監管失效而對其處以 50 萬英鎊以上罰款的請求。Stock 於 2021 年離開 Sussex，稱她因對性別認同和跨性別權利的看法而感到被孤立和針對。這是 OfS 面臨的最受關注的測試案例：一個極具爭議且敏感的主題，涉及學術自由和言論自由等關鍵議題。但正如 Lieven 法官的裁決所示，OfS 在急於干預的過程中，反而讓自己陷入了混亂。閱讀更多...

Report finds there were dozens of warning signs about Axel Rudakubana as far back as 2019 and identifies five main failures of those involvedSouthport attack blamed on ‘catastrophic’ failures by agencies and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parentsIt took seconds for Axel Rudakubana to carry out one of the most barbaric attacks on children in modern British history.Yet by the time he entered that joy-filled holiday club, where young girls sat making Taylor Swift bracelets, his deadly intentions had been known for years. Continue reading...

CMA also looks into Pasta Evangelists, funeral operator Dignity and review company Feefo in latest crackdownThe UK competition watchdog has launched investigations into five companies including Autotrader and Just Eat over concerns they have not done enough to tackle fake and misleading online reviews.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has previously investigated the tech companies Amazon and Google, said its latest crackdown includes the funeral services operator Dignity, the review company Feefo and the restaurant chain Pasta Evangelists. Continue reading...