I appreciate the response. To come back on points made.
I dont know about financial irregularities, this is reasonably common in both businesses and unfortunately charities. I'll await the outcome of the findings, but if she has been steaking funds that's not good.
It's my understanding that she has set up a refuge for black women. I'm not sure why this is a bad idea. To me, it's a good idea. They need refuge space, and feel unsafe in mixed spaces. It's a bit like female refuges now have to admit men, all in the name of some liberal notion of "equality". To me, I can understand why people would want to have specific black only spaces. We have black only spaces in the police force, on political organisations, in work spaces etc. It was a key recommendation of the Mcpherson report, so I dont see how shes dojg anything wrong.
I mean she can ask, but its not her job to ask 17 times, and decide the answer isnt correct. She told her the organisation she was from. That wasnt good enough. She then told her she was born in the UK, that wasnt good enough. She the told her lives in Hackney, that wasnt good enough. She then told her she must be born in Africa, was told that wasnt the case, and still decided that wasnt good enough.
Why is she making the decision that this woman cant be British? Or cant live in Hackney? On who's authority is she making this decision? I'm afraid, I cant see any rational reason, why either an individual, or an institution would feel the need to do this.
I think what the woman wanted, was not to be racially abused, with wholly inappropriate questioning, and have her citizenship called into question. She, and the institution of the monarchy apologised for racism, because they were racist.
That's reasonable enough, but it's only a start for me. I would like to know, how often she has been racist in such a manner, who was aware of her line of questioning, and how she has managed to stay employed for over 60 years showing these views. It's good she has apologised, but further questions need to be asked.
As a final aside, I appreciate some people may not agree with the need for protective spaces for black women, but why invite her? They had already shown they agreed with her work, and supported her organisation by choosing to invite her. If there are problems with her org, then surely we need to know who made that call as well.