It’s Christmas. It’s almost the end of the year and it’s the latest episode of Fearless Diversity.

Rachel and Simon polish off the twelve days of Christmas with their final six key issues of 2025. 

In place of geese, swans, maids, ladies, lords, pipers and drummers, they surprised themselves to discover nuance, ethical dilemmas, previously unthought thoughts and a continuation of their honest examinations rather than ideological assumptions.

Looking back over the issues that have touched people’s lives and lit our passions this year we explore assisted dying, academic freedom, data and privacy, impartiality and shifting media ownership and why we prefer politicians to be frank and straight-talking whatever party they come from. 

Exploring our uncertainties as much as our convictions, we continue to have the conversations you want to have. 

So, “Happy Christmas” to everyone who listens and we’ll see you in 2026. 

UK Government Data (Use and Access) Bill 2025: 

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

House of Lords debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill):

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2cbcf49e-9d0e-491d-a7e3-177077d403a0

Shabana Mahmood Speech and Question from the House of Commons on Asylum (minute 18:12 for the section referred to in Fearless Diversity)

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/78fe5a1e-493e-41a0-aa45-72036ba8434c?in=18:12:55

Kemi Badenoch Budget Response:

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/bd93fcba-e4f0-4175-b6ef-701621a2d6c2

‘I dared to question gender theory at Cambridge. Students carved Terf into my door’

https://archive.ph/mLJV3

Michelle Shipworth

UCL professor in academic freedom row speaks out on China

https://tinyurl.com/v6tj95as

Ofcom statement in response to High Court Judgment: GB News v Ofcom

https://tinyurl.com/3hsccp8a

Data Use & Access Act - Commentary by Pinsent Mason law firm

https://tinyurl.com/mryynhpn

GB News’ Martin Daubney salutes Trump’s cavalcade

https://tinyurl.com/hvn6rtwk

Saimo Chahal – Bindmans solicitor in a number of assisted dying cases – 

Info on the case of Omid

https://tinyurl.com/2tucfs9e

Transcript of Evidence from Jane Nicklinson and Saimo Chahal, on Behalf of Tony Nicklinson to the Commission on Assisted Dying – Canada - dated December 14,2010

https://tinyurl.com/3ntjcepr

For more about Rachel: Who Is The Fearless Facilitator? - Fearless Facilitator

For more about Simon: Who We Are – Diversity by Design

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