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Time to end negative leadership.

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Richard Merrick
Jan 12, 2021
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These are extraordinary times. In politics we are witnessing remarkable acts of negative leadership, from Westminster to Washington founded on blustering rhetoric vilifying others but without any idea of where to go to build a better more meaningful future for our children.

In business we are seeing corporate business deciding unilaterally deciding who has a voice and who doesn't, and in an interview this morning I heard a corporate spokesman saying proudly they comply with the modern slavery provisions, as though that on its own is something to be proud of. Is that really the best we can do?

In the public sector decisions are being taken that affect the lives (literally) and careers of critical workers by people who have no experience of what it is like to be on the front line.

When challenged, we enter the world of the lawyers. In a very good interview this morning I heard a well argued and cogent rationale as to why Donald Trump could not, legally, be subject to either impeachment or …

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