A Nature paper that reorts on the pressured being brought to bear on tobacco researchers, short and worth a look

I wonder exactly what role (just as with fossil fuels) the industry has played in the harassment? Considerab;le if the findings are correct.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04241-0

http://archive.today/2025.01.13-155105/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04241-0 (archive copy for those who do not have a sub - or wish to stay out of the hands of Springer)

#Tobacco #Research #Harassment

Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave

They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”

All those ‘blue wall’ And ‘reform’ voters may come to regret their choices - by that time it will be too late. They might also appreciate ‘flat rate taxes’ and the resulting redistribution of already grotesque wealth.

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/12/17/conservative-mps-want-to-scrap-workers-rights-to-paid-holiday-and-annual-leave/

#UkPolitics #Conservative #WorkersRights #Harassment

In her resignation letter, Strand wrote of a peaceful town disrupted because “some individuals believe that it is OK to treat #CommunityService members with #disrespect, #slander, #libel, #stalking & many other forms of #harassment towards people who are just trying to make a difference for the good of the community we live in.”

#law #ElectionLaw #criminal #conspiracy #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024