Practise what you preach

As a long-time supporter of Amnesty on the strength of the invaluable human rights work that they do around the world, it's profoundly disconcerting to learn that the charity have themselves been blighted by a "toxic" culture in which bullying of junior staff members by managers has been alarmingly commonplace.

The departures of five of the seven members of the Senior Leadership Team are being cited as evidence that the findings of the independent review are being taken seriously and that a cultural shift is underway. However, there is clearly a significant amount of work to be done and I can't be the only person to be reassessing my regular financial support. Instances of charities being unable to get their own houses in order are all the more infuriating because they give ammunition to the likes of the Daily Mail, who hardly need any encouragement to spout self-centred, anti-charity sentiments.