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David Hencke

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Freelance investigative lobby journalist writing for Byline Times. Previously a lobby journalist on the Guardian. Follow my blog davidhencke.com covering whistleblowing, pension campaigns, employment tribunals and injustice in the NHS and everywhere else.

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Charity Commission loses permission to take Parliamentary Ombudsman to judicial review over safeguarding cases Picture generated by AI ChatGPT A judge has blocked the Charity Commission from challenging the powers of the Parliamentary Commissioner through a judicial review.The decision is a victory for Parlโ€ฆ

Charity Commission loses permission to bring judicial review against Parliamentary Ombudsman over two harrowing sexual abuse cases davidhencke.com/2026/03/08/c...

08.03.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andrew Is Entitled to ยฃ500,000 Compensation for Losing Royal Lodge, Say Crown Estate The disgraced former Prince is unlikely to receive any payment due to the deterioration of the property, say officials

๐Ÿ”ดAndrew Is Entitled to ยฃ500,000 Compensation for Losing Royal Lodge, Say Crown Estate

The disgraced former Prince is unlikely to receive any payment due to the deterioration of the property, @davidhencke.bsky.social reports

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02.12.2025 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 61 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Latest 50swomen news: Interviews on Salford City Radio and another visit tby CEDAWinLaW to Downing Street

27.02.2026 19:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Judge reserves judgement in crucial case that will decide a rare dispute between Parliament and the Charity Commission davidhencke.com/2026/02/26/j...

26.02.2026 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest story for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on revelations by MPs of the full cost to taxpayers now of a panic driven decision to lease an unusable prison in Dartmoor by Boris Johnson's government in 2022 without checking the dangers of radon gas.

07.01.2026 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My blog in 2025: 230,000 hits, a Chinese explosion and rated in the top 5 per cent on Linked In My AI generated picture of Westminster to go with the blog. Hits on my blog reached just over 230,000 last year not including the full number on Facebook and Linked In which takes the reach of the โ€ฆ

My blog in 2025; 50swomen, Chinese interest, injustice in the judiciary and NHS davidhencke.com/2026/01/05/m...

05.01.2026 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back at 10 Downing Street: Cedaw in Law present letters to Sir Keir Starmer Cedar in Law delegation at Number 10 Downing Street. From Left to Right: Sharon Wheeler, Joycelene Scutt, No 10 doorman and David Hencke Cedaw in Law returned to Downing Street yesterday to deliverโ€ฆ

Delegation goes to Downing Street to ask Sir Keir Starmer to intervene for #50swomen to get mediation over discrimination and maladministration over delayed state pension inequality davidhencke.com/2025/12/16/b...

16.12.2025 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glyndebourne case: When Courts Donโ€™t Listen: A Struck-Out Claim, A Void Application, and a Law Firm in Freefall Joe Milner ex Loch Employment Law now Brightstar Law Ltd Three months after this blog first reported (see here) unusual conduct by a leading employment law firm, public records reveal just how far โ€ฆ

Extraordinary fall out among lawyers who represented Glyndebourne in whistleblowing case davidhencke.com/2025/12/11/g...

11.12.2025 17:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government decision on 50swomen promised by the end of February next year UPDATE: Following publication of this post one issue has been raised by John Halford, Waspiโ€™s lawyer from Bindmanโ€™s. He says it is not true that originally you needed permission for botโ€ฆ

UPDATED to include my response to criticism from John Halford, Waspi's lawyer to one point in the article: davidhencke.com/2025/12/05/g...

11.12.2025 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest story for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on a highly critical report from the House of Lords on the lack of progress of the Building Safety Regulator in tackling dangerous cladding post Grenfell

11.12.2025 11:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Privileges Committee hears all sides over Charity Commission breaching Parliamentary privilege on Ombudsmanโ€™s sex abuse reports A rare but virtually unreported public hearing by the Privileges Committee on Budget Day revealed a sharp divide between the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Charity Commission over the role of charโ€ฆ

House of Commons Privileges Hearing shows sharp divide between the Charity Commission and Parliamentary Ombudsman over sex abuse complaints davidhencke.com/2025/12/08/p...

08.12.2025 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government decision on 50swomen promised by the end of February next year A long awaited decision on the six year battle for redress for the 3.6 million remaining 50s women has been promised by the Department for Work and Pensions by the end of February next year โ€“โ€ฆ

The legal manouvering behind the Waspi DWP Pension deal and the growing pressure for all 50swomen groups to be consulted
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05.12.2025 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest story for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on the details released by the Crown Estate of the leases the Royals including the disgraced Andrew pay to live in Windsor Great Park,

02.12.2025 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Revealed: Hospital doctors are the top target for the NHS Resolution Practitioner Performance Service NHS Resolution solicitor overlooking hospital doctors under investigation. An AI image illustrating the situation facing hospital doctors in the NHS Following my blog on the secret process using NHโ€ฆ

Whistleblowing: Hospital doctors main target to be referred to NHS Resolution -over 1000 referred by managers last financial year davidhencke.com/2025/11/28/r...

28.11.2025 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just added a link to the full report on whistleblowing.
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20.11.2025 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government commissioned research reveals whistleblowers have no faith in the system to protect them Glum whistleblower at an Employment tribunal. Picture created through AI A research report published this July by the new Labour government has painted a devastating picture of the failure of the cโ€ฆ

Government commissioned research reveals the appalling situation facing whistleblowers in Britain
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20.11.2025 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest story for @bylinetimes.bsky.social reveals despite spending billions the NHS is still not meeting waiting time targets and proposed NHS reform has not been properly thought out or costed facing a possible repeat of the HS2 financial calamity for government

19.11.2025 10:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mother and former coroner hold Harley Street protest over radiologistโ€™s mistake that may have contributed to the death of Gaia Young ex coroner and mother at a vigil in Harley Street Posted onย October 31, 2025ย byย davidhenckeLast year I reported on the tragic death of talented 25 year old Gaia Young 17 hours after โ€ฆ

UPDATED: Lady Dorit Young and an ex coroner hold a second vigil at the Royal College of Radiologists conference over the sad death of her only daughter Gaia which may have been contributed by the wrong reading of a radiology scan davidhencke.com/2025/11/03/m...

15.11.2025 16:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Justice minister Sarah Sackman KC: Apologist for a failing county court system Sarah Sackman KC:Justice minister At the end of July I published a scathing report from the House of Commons Justice Committee on the appalling state of the dysfunctional county court system. MPs wโ€ฆ

The justice minister's poor response to the failing county court system davidhencke.com/2025/11/14/j...

14.11.2025 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: 50s women: Details revealed of the damning buried DWP report that derailed Pat McFadden Pat McFadden, poses for a photograph following his appointment to Cabinet by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street The 18 year old reโ€ฆ

Exclusive: t Revealed the damning report that derailed Pat McFadden to review whether he should compensate the 3.6 million 50swomen who had to wait six years before they got their pensions davidhencke.com/2025/11/13/e...

13.11.2025 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest story for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on a House of Lords report revealing that Keir Starmer's big reset with the EU has yielded few benefits for the UK

12.11.2025 19:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whistleblower claimant denied justice after employment tribunal transcript recording was so corrupted it was unreadable A stormy tribunal case around Bradford City Hall. An AI generated image. The Employment Tribunal system is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century yet still fails to deliver on opโ€ฆ

Bradford town hall whistleblower denied justice after Leeds Employment Tribunal corrupted a recording of her court hearing so she can't use it in a defence appeal davidhencke.com/2025/11/10/w...

10.11.2025 12:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social is on a new report from the House of Lords on Britain's space industry. It warns the UK is too dependent on Elon Musk's Space -X company to launch our satellites and should diversify launch sites abroad and build new ones in the UK

04.11.2025 11:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mother and former coroner hold Harley Street protest over radiologistโ€™s mistake that has contributed to the death of Gaia Young Dorit Young and an ex coroner on a vigil in Harley Street. Last year I reported on the tragic death of talented 25 year old Gaia Young 17 hours after she was admitted to University College Hospitalโ€ฆ

Mother and ex coroner hold Harley Street vigil over radiologist's mistake that contributed to the death of her only daughter Gaia at University College London Hospital davidhencke.com/2025/10/31/m...

31.10.2025 16:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My latest story for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on the billions mispent on asylum accommodation by the last Tory government using flawed contracts which saw the cost soar from ยฃ4.5 billion to ยฃ15.3 billion for taxpayers.

27.10.2025 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Revealed: How a whistleblower doctorโ€™s career was wrecked by a NHS trust manager aided by NHS Resolution Two weeks ago I published a critical examination of how NHS Resolutionโ€™s Practitioner Performance Advice service contributed to the demise of whistleblower doctors revealing patient safety isโ€ฆ

Exclusive: How a NHS whistleblower gynaecologist had his career wrecked by a leading NHS manager aided by advice from NHS Resolution
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21.10.2025 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ten brave women still need your help to bring a ground breaking court case that could change employment tribunals forever Stormy scene around tilted scales of justice as judges avoid complaints Remember the ten brave women I wrote about who are challenging the bullying behaviour of Employment Judge Philip Lancaster? Sโ€ฆ

Fresh appeal for the ten brave women who are bringing a court case to stop employment judges bullying them and want to force the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office to investigate them davidhencke.com/2025/10/16/t...

16.10.2025 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Conservative Government Left Behind ยฃ200 Billion of 'Unachievable' Infrastructure Projects Hundreds of billions of pounds worth of projects were left for which "successful delivery... appears to be unachievable"

๐Ÿ”ดConservative Government Left Behind ยฃ200 Billion of โ€˜Unachievableโ€™ Infrastructure Projects

Hundreds of billions of pounds worth of projects were left for which โ€œsuccessful deliveryโ€ฆ appears to be unachievableโ€ reports @davidhencke.bsky.social

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Feeling Blue: Lord Glasmanย on Why He Backs Shabana Mahmood Over Nigel Farage The 'Blue Labour' founder, credited with pushing the party to the right, singled out Keir Starmer's "tough" new Home Secretary for praise

๐Ÿ”ดFeeling Blue: Lord Glasman on Why He Backs Shabana Mahmood Over Nigel Farage

The โ€˜Blue Labourโ€™ founder, credited with pushing the party to the right, singled out Keir Starmerโ€™s โ€œtoughโ€ new Home Secretary for praise, reports @davidhencke.bsky.social

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03.10.2025 11:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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The secret influence of NHS Resolution that ensures so many doctor whistleblowers donโ€™t get their jobs back logo for NHS Resolution Why do 97 per cent of whistleblowers fail to win their cases in employment tribunals? Why are they sacked โ€“ not for their disclosures of patient safety which is illegaโ€ฆ

My latest blog explores a little known public service provided by the quango NHS Resolution which helps NHS trusts sack whistleblower doctors who raise embarrassing patient safety issues. Another hidden scandal in the NHS. #Wesstreeting
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07.10.2025 09:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0