blow out loud

Campaign mail from Peter Gregson, a council worker and campaigner for the council to have system for its workers to do whistleblowing on malpractices, anonymously so they can avoid getting victimised in their jobs for it. Started as an Edinburgh campaign but this petition applies the idea to the whole country, because why not? His campaign is at www.kidsnotsuits.com

Hi petition-signer, As well as the article, the Sunday Express opinion leader gave the petition a nice puff yesterday. If you want to add comments and sign the petition, be my guest. It's at www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/whistleblowing and has 38 signatures now. It's "Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to support the introduction of staff whistle-blower hotlines to report mismanagement in Scottish local authorities, with reports overseen by councillors from each party."

Forward this e-mail onto others; folk who live anywhere can sign- there's no restrictions - and no minimum number needed to get the petition heard. Edinburgh Council, due to discuss the matter on Aug 29, proposes a weak whistleblowing policy - hiding behind the Scottish Government Councillors Code of Conduct which tells Councillors "not to engage in direct operational management of the Council's services; that is the responsibility of the Council's employees". Clearly this piece of legislation is being misread, and this is our chance to show that.