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Libel lawyers cast clients as underdogs in bid to halt anti-SLAPP law

London lawyers used a private government meeting to throw mud at the press and describe their super-rich clients as locked in a ‘David and Goliath’ battle

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“If Jeffrey Epstein had been English, we may well have never known about his crimes” This is why Anti-SLAPP legislation matters for every victim… A compelling overview by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @jennacorderoy.bsky.social democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-lawyers-…

Fully behind the Reading Rights campaign by @Booktrust. We can’t expect to see improvements in R4P or shared reading unless we look at the root causes- austerity, cost of living crisis, childcare costs, mental health crisis…all play a critical part. #ReadingRights #Booksaremybag

The Bookseller@thebookseller.com · 3mo ago

Waterstones Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has used his Laureate Lecture at the Royal Institution in London to call for urgent national action on the children’s reading crisis, as new research from BookTrust shows decline in daily shared reading among young families👇

#UK: The absence of anti-SLAPP measures in the King’s Speech is deeply disappointing. Once again, the government has failed to protect British courts from abusive lawsuits that threaten free speech. We won’t give up. The fight to #StopSLAPPs continues ⬇️ antislapp.uk/2026/05/13/k...

In March I spoke at a parliamentary roundtable about the impact of SLAPPs (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation). We are calling for Anti-SLAPP legislation to be introduced in the U.K.. Will it feature in the #KingsSpeech? #StopSLAPPs

Your slow news story for the day: Death rates for cervical cancer in the United Kingdom have fallen by 80% since 1950 from 8.6 deaths per 100,000 women to 1.7 ourworldindata.org/data-insight... @ourworldindata.org

Given your comment @ollyglover.bsky.social at today’s Westminster Hall debate that the @MatNeoInv, will you support your constituents’ calls for a #publicinquiry into maternity & neonatal services at #OxfordUniversityHospitals? FamiliesFailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety

Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire

Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.

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Would really love your thoughts @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social - I’ve written 2 papers for my PhD from one qualitative study (analysed using RTA) but I have so, so much more to draw on & discuss. Is there a limit to how many times you can use one data set?

OUH has apologised for presenting incorrect stillbirth data to Oxfordshire’s health scrutiny committee in January. Inaccurate data is the least of what was withheld from that committee & Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services made that clear to JHOSC last week… 🧵

The King's Speech is next month but there's still time to prod and push the gov to include an Anti-SLAPP commitment - that will mean parliamentary time will be given to this issue that already benefits from cross-party support. Here is a letter you can send to your MP - antislapp.uk/solutions/ta...

We are proud to support the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition's day of action today to #StopSLAPPs. The law needs to protect those who speaking out against corruption. We are supporting the call for universal anti-SLAPP legislation to be included in the King's Speech.

OCCRP joins the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition and a cross-industry "Day of Action" to demand urgent legislative protections against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). For more on this issue, read OCCRP’s full statement here: buff.ly/cEkJbXo #StopSLAPPs

Today is the #StopSLAPPs Day of Action. The Anti-SLAPP Coalition (who have been an immense support to me!) says: “Legal bullying thrives when no-one pushes back.” This is personal for me. Myself & others are pushing back 🧵

Anyone can be affected by a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation)- campaigners & whistleblowers are particularly at risk. If @wesstreeting wants to ensure harmed families can speak out, we need Anti-SLAPP legislation. #StopSLAPPs antislapp.uk

First meeting for the Expert Reference Group that I’m a part of for the National Maternity & Neonatal Taskforce this evening. Keen to find out more about what role we will be able to play in improving maternity & neonatal care across England. #MaternitySafety #MaternityTaskforce

We so desperately need Anti-SLAPP legislation in the U.K. If you’re unaware- a SLAPP is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. They’re being used to silence & financially ruin patient safety advocates & whistleblowers. Read more at antislapp.uk #MaternitySafety

Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶@freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I heard how companies and individuals use threatening letters and lawsuits to shut down campaigners and victims of crime. We need to follow the EU’s lead with its EU anti-SLAPP directive. The government needs to bring forward new anti-SLAPP laws in the kings speech.

58 babies would likely be alive if they had received better care at #OxfordUniversityHospitals across a 5 year period. Incredibly proud of the #FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign for giving families a voice. We need a public inquiry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Better NHS care at Oxford hospital might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds

There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.

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Thank you @oxfordclarion.bsky.social for this long read about the state of England’s maternity services, the NMNI interim report & the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign’s achievement in securing OUH’s inclusion in the NMNI. #MaternityScandal #MaternitySafety

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨Long read klaxon🚨 Last week, Baroness Amos published her interim report into maternity & neonatal care in England. Vocal campaigners have catapulted Oxford University Hospitals Trust to the top of the investigation's agenda. We took a look at Oxfordshire's maternity care, the data, and the claims.

Investigation by @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social & @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social response here: newstatesman.com/politics/healt… channel4.com/news/exclusive��� channel4.com/news/health-se… channel4.com/news/oxford-un… #MaternityScandal #OxfordUniversityHospitals

Oxon HOSC @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social held a private meeting with #OxfordUniversityHospitals re @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social investigations into OUH maternity services… HOSC have not once contacted our campaign of over 780+ families. 🧵

At #OxfordUniversityHospitals the issue is not staffing but a deep-rooted toxic culture which oozes misogyny & paternalism: informed consent breaches; barriers to accessing caesareans; dismissal of pain & red flags; outright neglectful care. We need authentic accountability.

Michelle Welsh MP@michellewelshmp.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As Chair of the APPG on Maternity, and as a harmed mother, I remain committed to securing truth, accountability and safer maternity care. Families deserve nothing less. My statement ⬇️

Oxford health professionals advise mothers to dismiss media investigations as “sensationalist”. Institutional gaslighting of trauma survivors at its finest. As someone who shared my traumatic birth & what I’ve endured since advocating for harmed families, this sickens me. 🧵

The New Statesman@newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Oxford health professionals advise mothers to question “sensationalist” media coverage. @hannahsbee.bsky.social

“Now that you have met her do you want her? I don’t!!!” Written on my formal medical record by my previous consultant obstetrician at OUH after I raised concerns about maternity practices on behalf of over 50 women when newly pregnant again. This is how #PatientSafety advocates are treated.

Thank you to ITV Meridian for once again giving a voice to families harmed by maternity services in Oxfordshire. ❤️ Listen to our reaction to Baroness Amos’ reflections here: www.itv.com/news/meridia... #FamiliesFailedbyOUH #MaternitySafety #AmosReview #MaternityScandal

I was invited to speak on @thejeremyvine.bsky.social BBC Radio 2 show earlier. He asked what one change I would make to maternity services. Accountability. Listen here from 5mins in- bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… #FamiliesFailedbyOUH #AmosReview #MaternitySafety #MaternityScandal

Failings reduced to a bullet point list in the NMNI Reflections. Until toxic cultures & leadership failings are addressed, & people & systems are held accountable, nothing will change. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal news.sky.com/story/victim...

Victims of maternity failings 'disappointed' with findings of damning report

The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation is being led by Baroness Amos, whose interim report released today already makes for difficult reading. Those who have suffered are sceptical of real ...

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As a group of over 700 harmed families in #Oxfordshire failed by OUH maternity services, we’ve contacted @laylamoran.bsky.social many times & had no response. We had to organise our own meetings with @ValerieAmos. Why have you not supported us? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

I’ve known Gothami for years now, having originally spoken to her in 2021 when I spoke to over 50 women denied caesarean births by @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Her experience will always stick with me. Their unethical ban on caesareans is a huge scandal. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal

Helen Gittos@helengittos.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A joint report by @hannahsbee.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.' 'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

A joint report by @hannahsbee.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.' 'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

Exclusive: Maternity scandal at Oxford University Hospitals Trust prompts calls for action from the Health Secretary

A joint New Statesman and Channel 4 News investigation has revealed shocking allegations against Oxford University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, including that a baby declared stillborn was later fo...

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Helen Gittos@helengittos.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I've heard and read many awful birth stories but this from the JR in Oxford is truly dire: 'Over 4 days things went from uncomfortable to haunting...ignored, belittled, accused of lying...put on an induction drip & left...[no] monitor[ing] for hours...' www.banburyguardian.co.uk/health/someb...