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Letter to mayor says community has ‘little confidence’ in process after leader Chris Allen’s comments ruling out Islamist extremism Hindu groups in Leicester have said they will boycott a review into recent disorder in the city as they believe the academic appointed to lead it is biased. On Wednesday, the Leicester city mayor, Peter Soulsby, announced that the review would be conducted by Dr Chris Allen, an associate professor in hate studies at the University of Leicester. Continue reading… ​Letter to mayor says community has ‘little confidence’ in process after leader Chris Allen’s comments ruling out Islamist extremismHindu groups in…

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Gemma MacRae says management ignored complaints as ex-colleague awaits sexual assault sentence ​​A former police officer says she has lost all faith in Police Scotland’s capacity to tackle bullying and misogyny within its ranks, as an ex-colleague awaits sentence for sexually assaulting her more than four years after she initially made a complaint. Gemma MacRae says she was targeted by a “boys’ club” of colleagues at Forres police station, in Moray, after she accused her ex-partner, also a police officer, of domestic abuse, and that as the intimidation grew worse her superiors “did nothing to protect me”. Continue reading… ​Gemma…

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