minorities and women. the independent review was ordered after a trainee firefighter took his own life two years ago his family raised concerns that he d been bullied because of his race. helena wilkinson reports. misogyny, racism, bullying. a shocking culture which has been uncovered at the london fire brigade. example after example of abuse and poor behaviour at almost all levels of the organisation. i sat with a very senior female officer who said to me in tears, that whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she is always thinking, will the men around me protect me, given how much they have treated me as dirt back at the station? that was not one person, that was many people. other incidents at the london fire brigade include.
misogynist and racist . the independent review was carried out after a black trainee firefighter took his own life. the report was carried out by the former chief crown prosecutor for north west england, nazir afzal, who says he has no doubt similar problems exist in otherfire brigades across the country. the london fire brigade is promising immediate changes to its disciplinary processes. helena wilkinson reports. misogyny, racism, bullying. a shocking culture which has been uncovered at the london fire brigade. example after example of abuse and poor behaviour at almost all levels of the organisation. i sat with a very senior female officer who said to me, through tears, that whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she s always thinking, will the men around me protect me, given how much they are treating me as dirt back at the station? that was not one person.
some time on sunday. this is bbc news. the headlines: france have become the first team at the world cup in qatar to secure their passage to the last 16 knockout stages. the london fire brigade is institutionally misogynist and racist , according to a damning review into its culture. i was out with a very senior female officer who said to me, whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she was always thinking, will the men around me protect me?
to its disciplinary processes. louisa pilbeam reports. as wildfires broke out in london this summer, firefighters were praised for protecting the public. but they haven t protected their own, according to a report into london fire brigade, which found it is institutionally racist, misogynistic and has a bullying culture. i sat with a very senior female officer who said to me in tears that whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she s almost thinking, will the men around me protect me, given how much they have treated me as dirt back at the station? that was not one person, that was many, many people. the report found example after example of abuse at all levels. incidents included a black firefighter having a noose above his locker, a muslim firefighter bullied over his faith with bacon put in his sandwiches, female colleagues being
as wildfires broke out in london this summer, firefighters were praised for protecting the public. but they haven t protected their own, according to a report into london fire brigade, which found it is institutionally racist, misogynistic and has a bullying culture. i sat with a very senior female officer who said to me in tears that whenever she goes into a dangerous incident, she s almost thinking, will the men around me protect me, given how much they have treated me as dirt back at the station? that was not one person, that was many, many people. the report found example after example of abuse at all levels. incidents included a black firefighter having a noose above his locker, a muslim firefighter bullied over his faith with bacon put in his sandwiches, female colleagues being groped and crew members finding their helmets filled with urine.