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Welcome to the sixth episode of the Parrhesia Tapes – the podcast series tackling the most pressing issues surrounding freedom of speech, whistleblowing, and the courage to break the silence in the face of injustice.

Our sixth episode focuses on Sara Rowbotham MBE, who was a former health worker in Rochdale who exposed a child sexual abuse ring, making over 180 complaints and reports to police regarding the vulnerable children she was working with spanning over a decade, with with she was ignored and scapegoated. A recent CSA report released in January 2024 concluded she consistently raised concerns with both the police and children's social care at the highest level'. Sara’s tireless efforts to expose the abuse was portrayed by Maxine Peake in the BAFTA award winning BBC drama Three Girls, showing the dedication, commitment and courage of the NHS staff who go above and beyond to provide the best possible care in the most challenging circumstances.In 2018 Sara received a Special Recognition at the NHS Heroes Awards and was made an honorary member of the Council of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) and in 2021 she was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Sara is joined by Dame Jasvinder Sanghera DBE, Independent Safeguarding Chair for Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership, Parrhesia Inc Trustee and Founder of Award Winning charity Karma Nirvana which aims to end honour based killings in the UK.

Hosted by Martin Bright and Natasha Lovel

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If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in this episode, there are signposting resources on our website: https://www.parrhesia.org.uk/signposting/

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Welcome to the fifth episode of the Parrhesia Tapes – the podcast series tackling the most pressing issues surrounding freedom of speech, whistleblowing, and the courage to break the silence in the face of injustice.

Our fifth podcast focuses on Jonathan Taylor, former corporate and in-house lawyer, FBI informant, key witness in Brazil’s notorious Carwash corruption mega-scandal, victim of a spurious Interpol Red Notice, and recipient of the 2021 Blueprint Prize for Whistleblowing, who reported evidence of multi-million dollar corruption at his former employer.

He is joined by award winning British Investigative Journalist and author Richard Brooks, best known for his work at Private Eye.

Hosted by Martin Bright and Natasha Lovel

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Welcome to the fourth episode of the Parrhesia Tapes, a series dedicated to amplifying the voices of whistleblowers and shedding light on the vital work needed across various sectors and institutions.

In this episode we hear from Sue Allison, who blew the whistle on a Senior Radiologist within her department who repeatedly failed to diagnose women who had breast cancer at NHS Morecambe Bay Trust. She explains her battle to overturn her NDA at employment tribunal and the ‘insidious bullying’ that followed after blowing the whistle on concerns about patient safety.

She is joined by Samantha Prosser an experienced employment law litigator from BDBF LLP who has specialist experience in advising private and NHS consultants from leading hospitals on private and NHS whistleblowing and discrimination claims.

Hosted by Martin Bright and Natasha Lovel