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Is the London Fire Brigade Institutionally Racist and Misogynist?

Nazir: I've been approached by female firefighters across the country who have shared equally awful experiences of abuse and misogyny. It is endemic, I'm afraid to say. And you know, as I say, London is not in denial because it accepts everything. As we discovered with the reports around Dawson and Wilshire, I can think of six other forces that if I had the resources I'd be in there right now. Unless they act upon this, they will drive away hundreds of phenomenal people who are working tirelessly to keep us safe. That's what needs to happen. The answers are leadership. West Sussex, for example, have already instituted or about to commission their own cultural work without waiting

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