Roger Kline
@rogerkline.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Middlesex University Business School. Disruptive innovator. Perennial optimist. Views are in my personal capacity
NHS Board members have a duty to speak out too
I wrote this blog about Bolton NHS FT. The issues I raised are especially relevant more widely in the current NHS environment - and and still relevant in Bolton as a number of people know
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I wrote this blog about Bolton NHS FT. The issues I raised are especially relevant more widely in the current NHS environment - and and still relevant in Bolton as a number of people know
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Board members have a duty to speak out too
In introducing his 2013 report on Mid Staffordshire Robert Francis wrote “There lurks within the system an institutional instinct which, under pressure, will prefer concealment, formulaic responses an...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM
NHS Board members have a duty to speak out too
I wrote this blog about Bolton NHS FT. The issues I raised are especially relevant more widely in the current NHS environment - and and still relevant in Bolton as a number of people know
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I wrote this blog about Bolton NHS FT. The issues I raised are especially relevant more widely in the current NHS environment - and and still relevant in Bolton as a number of people know
www.linkedin.com/pulse/board-...
And our Government?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/millionaires-billionaires-taxes-super-rich-mark-ruffalo-wef-davos
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
And our Government?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/millionaires-billionaires-taxes-super-rich-mark-ruffalo-wef-davos
Bring this man to account
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Five Women Accuse Judge Philip Lancaster of Bullying and Sexist Behavior during Employment Tribunal Hearings - London Daily
Five women have accused Judge Philip Lancaster of bullying and sexist behavior during employment tribunal hearings.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Bring this man to account
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New City & Guilds owners tripled bosses’ pay amid £22m cost-cutting drive. Pure greed.
Is the Minister asleep?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/20/new-city-guilds-owners-tripled-bosses-pay-amid-22m-cost-cutting-drive
Is the Minister asleep?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/20/new-city-guilds-owners-tripled-bosses-pay-amid-22m-cost-cutting-drive
New City & Guilds owners tripled bosses’ pay amid £22m cost-cutting drive
Total pay of the qualification body’s top six executives has risen by 240% to £6.2m since charity sold it
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January 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
New City & Guilds owners tripled bosses’ pay amid £22m cost-cutting drive. Pure greed.
Is the Minister asleep?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/20/new-city-guilds-owners-tripled-bosses-pay-amid-22m-cost-cutting-drive
Is the Minister asleep?https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/20/new-city-guilds-owners-tripled-bosses-pay-amid-22m-cost-cutting-drive
You do wonder what due political diligence this shower do before announcing a policy. Unbelievable. Why believe anything when it is first announced?
Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash
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Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash
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Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash
Proposed change relating to spies was criticised by campaigners and MPs as allowing an opt-out for senior officials
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January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You do wonder what due political diligence this shower do before announcing a policy. Unbelievable. Why believe anything when it is first announced?
Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash
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Absolutely. nhs money . 3 million taken away from services. And she did nothing wrong.
A story of a courageous NHS leader, Dr Susan Gilby, who would not be bullied and was then driven out by NHS Trust leaders who plotted against her. This case cost the NHS £3 million.
Questions to answer for:
* NHS England
* Solicitors Weightmans
* Ibex Gale
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Questions to answer for:
* NHS England
* Solicitors Weightmans
* Ibex Gale
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Letby trust pays £1.4m damages to ex CEO
Dr Susan Gilby told the BBC she was relieved the case was over and that it
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January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Absolutely. nhs money . 3 million taken away from services. And she did nothing wrong.
A story of a courageous NHS leader, Dr Susan Gilby, who would not be bullied and was then driven out by NHS Trust leaders who plotted against her. This case cost the NHS £3 million.
Questions to answer for:
* NHS England
* Solicitors Weightmans
* Ibex Gale
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Questions to answer for:
* NHS England
* Solicitors Weightmans
* Ibex Gale
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Letby trust pays £1.4m damages to ex CEO
Dr Susan Gilby told the BBC she was relieved the case was over and that it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
A story of a courageous NHS leader, Dr Susan Gilby, who would not be bullied and was then driven out by NHS Trust leaders who plotted against her. This case cost the NHS £3 million.
Questions to answer for:
* NHS England
* Solicitors Weightmans
* Ibex Gale
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Questions to answer for:
* NHS England
* Solicitors Weightmans
* Ibex Gale
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In case you are interested, Ive just posted a couple of new blogs, a new major report, and a book chapter, on my website. Feel free to download and share. Thank you.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In case you are interested, Ive just posted a couple of new blogs, a new major report, and a book chapter, on my website. Feel free to download and share. Thank you.
www.rogerkline.co.uk
www.rogerkline.co.uk
In case you are interested, Ive just posted a couple of new blogs, a new major report, and a book chapter, on my website. Feel free to download and share. Thank you.
www.rogerkline.co.uk
www.rogerkline.co.uk
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January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
In case you are interested, Ive just posted a couple of new blogs, a new major report, and a book chapter, on my website. Feel free to download and share. Thank you.
www.rogerkline.co.uk
www.rogerkline.co.uk
A murderous theocracy.
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Iran signals quick trials and executions for protesters in defiance of US warnings
Judiciary chief threatens swift punishment after Trump says US will intervene if Iran begins executing demonstrators
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January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
A murderous theocracy.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
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‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
Ras ‘Ein al ‘Auja is a small community of about 135 families – and the only one remaining in this part of the Jordan valley
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January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
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Home Office TikTok account posting deportation footage accused of turning ‘brutality into clickbait’
Did someone say this was a Labour Government?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Did someone say this was a Labour Government?
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Home Office TikTok account posting deportation footage accused of turning ‘brutality into clickbait’
Video of raids and migrant arrests shared by profile with slogan ‘restoring order and control to our borders’
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January 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Home Office TikTok account posting deportation footage accused of turning ‘brutality into clickbait’
Did someone say this was a Labour Government?
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Did someone say this was a Labour Government?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This deserves the widest possible coverage. Do share. And thank you Jon
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
This deserves the widest possible coverage. Do share. And thank you Jon
Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship | John Crace
As a member of Reform, Nadhim was adamant he had more to give. Even if none of us really wanted him
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January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And our Government?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/12/malaysia-blocks-elon-musk-grok-ai-fake-sexualised-images-indonesia-x-chatbot
Malaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images
Country follows Indonesia in restricting access after global outcry over X’s AI tool
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
And our Government?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/12/malaysia-blocks-elon-musk-grok-ai-fake-sexualised-images-indonesia-x-chatbot
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Investigating the investigators - a blog by @rogerkline.bsky.social added to the hub today. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Investigating the investigators (Roger Kline, January 2025)
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January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Investigating the investigators - a blog by @rogerkline.bsky.social added to the hub today. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
This is always a very reliable health and safety at work reference book
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Health and Safety Law 2025 | LRD
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January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This is always a very reliable health and safety at work reference book
www.lrd.org.uk/product/heal...
www.lrd.org.uk/product/heal...
Fancy that. The man who claimed thousands of taxpayers' funds to keep his horses warm
Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live
Nigel Farage reveals convert to party as former chancellor says UK ‘has reached a dark and dangerous chapter’
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January 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Fancy that. The man who claimed thousands of taxpayers' funds to keep his horses warm
Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Well, fancy that. A man who never let toxic friendships get in the way of personal ambition.
Peter Mandelson declines to apologise for association with Jeffrey Epstein www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Peter Mandelson declines to apologise for association with Jeffrey Epstein www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Peter Mandelson declines to apologise for association with Jeffrey Epstein
Former UK ambassador says he is sorry for system that does not give victims protection they are entitled to expect
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January 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Well, fancy that. A man who never let toxic friendships get in the way of personal ambition.
Peter Mandelson declines to apologise for association with Jeffrey Epstein www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Peter Mandelson declines to apologise for association with Jeffrey Epstein www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Feudal regime on its last legs?
Dozens killed as Iran protests persist despite internet shutdown
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Dozens killed as Iran protests persist despite internet shutdown
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed and more than 2,000 arrested during the last two weeks of protests across Iran, according to a human rights group.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Feudal regime on its last legs?
For once Ministers have got this right
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www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
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January 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
For once Ministers have got this right
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
For those of you who missed the report launch just before Xmas here is a blog on Roy Lilley's web site which might prompt you to download and share it
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January 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For those of you who missed the report launch just before Xmas here is a blog on Roy Lilley's web site which might prompt you to download and share it
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