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RACIAL discrimination and bullying at Britain’s largest parenting charity has left workers feeling suicidal, their trade union has revealed.
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said that self-employed practitioners at the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) were being “bullied and intimidated” by bosses using client feedback as part of “equality assurance” procedures.
This process is disproportionately affecting black workers, who are more likely to receive more negative feedback than their white counterparts, the IWGB said.
The pioneering activist understood that freedom could only be won through solidarity across communities. Her legacy offers vital lessons at a time when progressive politics risks losing that shared purpose
The Morning Star republishes PRAGNA PATEL’s speech at the annual commemoration of Claudia Jones on February 22 2026
Investigation reveals NHS maternity services are failing women and babies
