The cass review, as its called, came out last week, and it recommends a new approach for clinicians. This is a Polarising Subject for some people. So, what mightjournalism do differently in how it covers it . Hannah barnes is a former bbc producer who investigated some of the uks gender Identity Services for the corporations newsnight programme. She went on to write a book about it. I asked her when she first started her investigation. First came across it at all in 2017. I was off on my first Maternity Leave and there was a piece in the times Byjanice Turner Which was talking about this really rapid increase in the referrals of Teenage Girls to gids the gender Identity Development service and she had spoken to two clinicians who worked at the service. It wasnt really a Big Sort Of Whistle blowy piece but they had talked to her and said what theyd seen and itjust i thought it was very interesting, but i was off and, you know, spending time with my baby. And there was also a documentary
Ithink, you know, we dont know the terms of the Settlement But Hugh grant has made very clear he did not want to do this. No, he talked about i reluctantly settling. He said that he had been paid an enormous sum of money. To put these claims to bed and that he would be using that cash to i well, repurposing it through his mission at hacked off, which is a Campaign Group against. You know, some of these excesses in the media or the allegationsl of these excesses. Because hes explained, hasnt he, why he felt he had to do it . Which is quite an interesting thing that people wont necessarily understand to do with how our legal system works certainly in the Civil Court which is, he says that, you know, hes offered this amount of money, which is an enormous sum, as you say. Then, hes told if he proceeds if he turns it down and proceeds in the Civil Court, then if he loses, even if he ends up
Hugh grant has made very clear he did not want to do this. no, he talked about i reluctantly settling . he said that he had been paid - an enormous sum of money to put these claims to bed i and that he would be using that cash to well, repurposing . it through his mission. at hacked off, which is a campaign group against, you know, some of these. excesses in the media or the allegations- of these excesses. because he s explained, hasn t he, why he felt he had to do it? which is quite an interesting thing that people won t necessarily understand to do with how our legal system works certainly in the civil court which is, he says that, you know, he s offered this amount of money, which is an enormous sum, as you say. then, he s told if he proceeds if he turns it down and proceeds in the civil court, then if he loses, even if he ends up being offered less than the settlement that was made pre trial, even by £1, that means he has to pay
He did not want to do this. no, he talked about i reluctantly settling . he said that he had been paid - an enormous sum of money to put these claims to bed and that he would be using that cash to well, repurposing it through his mission - at hacked off, which is- a campaign group against, you know, some of these excesses in the media i or the allegationsl of these excesses. because he s explained, hasn t he, why he felt he had to do it? which is quite an interesting thing that people won t necessarily understand to do with how our legal system works certainly in the civil court which is, he says that, you know, he s offered this amount of money,