Episode notes
The IHRA working definition's use inside the NHS has now created a legal problem serious enough to be tested in court - and not before time. Right, so The IHRA definition has just blown up in the NHS, and that matters because a non-binding definition has now dragged the health service into a judicial review no less. We’ve seen this pattern for years, where IHRA lands inside an institution, criticism of Israel turns radioactive overnight, and perfectly lawful speech starts getting erased to keep managers out of trouble, but this time it’s gone too far to smooth over. Doctors, hospital spaces, children’s artwork, zero complaints, plenty of pressure — the record is already there and it’s ugly. What’s new is that the law is now forcing that record into the open, and once IHRA has to justify itself in court, the idea that it’s “just guidance” collapse ...