British Sewage Worker Fired for Condemning Hamas’s Oct. 7 Massacre
- Damon Joshua was dismissed by Severn Trent Water after calling Hamas "a group of violent and disgusting terrorists" on a staff intranet post marking the October 7 attack anniversary.
- Dr. Ben Jones from the Free Speech Union described Joshua's dismissal as one of the most egregious cases of cancel culture they've encountered.
- A Severn Trent Water spokesman stated that the case is complex and relates to ongoing misuse of an apolitical work forum, not just Joshua's comments.
- The Free Speech Union represented Joshua, who described the experience as really stressful and blamed his dismissal on snobbish colleagues.
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The worker, a maintenance engineer, said that the incident has made him “think twice” before expressing his views in public. By JNS A sewerage system worker in Britain was fired after condemning Hamas on the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre anniversary. Damon Joshua was immediately suspended and later dismissed by the Severn Trent water company following a post he made on the company’s staff intranet website, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Joshua wrote…
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A sewage worker was sacked after condemning Hamas as terrorists on his company's staff intranet.Damon Joshua was dismissed by Severn Trent Water (STW) after describing Hamas as "a group of violent and disgusting terrorists" in a post marking the anniversary of the October 7 attack, according to The Telegraph.In it, Joshua wrote: "One year ago our valued partners and friends, Israel, were horrifically attacked by a group of violent and disgusting…
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