He's quite at home with the rest of the cranks that populate Unherd and the other fourth rate publications that give him endless publicity. Sincerely looking forward to months of journos telling me his reductive analysis is the deeply authentic expression of the ‘left behind’, though. Indeed, one person who claims to be an academic, wrote the following comment when I announced I was reviewing this book:Įmbery is the absolute embodiment of the worst kind of Sp!ked adjacent, authentocrat arsehole. But it is an example of how far the discourse has fallen that being seen to advocate such positions is enough to make some heads explode a la Scanners. Of course, there will be those who will see nothing contradictory in those views at all. But why was that?Ī columnist for Unherd, fire fighter and trade unionist, Embery occupies an unusual place in the current discussion: a left wing Brexiteer, a pro-immigrant writer arguing for manageable numbers, a socialist articulating positions in favour of law and order as well as traditional family values. Most commentators now accept that Brexit was a cry of protest from a disillusioned working class. Time will tell on how smart Brexit was but, in the midst of this hand wringing, it's all too easy to forget that there is much more to the argument. It is also large parts of the left, using Brexit to label them stupid (because it was Russian bots, apparently), little Englanders (the Empire's over, don't you know) and racist (because it was all about immigrants, allegedly). However, it is no longer just the right bemoaning dole scroungers and chavs. I feel like Nero.Īs per usual, the working class are being vilified. These are infuriating, yet fascinating times. Areas where the vast majority agree (that racism and police brutality are bad) have become battlegrounds between iconoclasts and traditionalists. Issues that have been quietly smouldering over the decades have now been relit and have caused untold damage. The union said Embery breached their guidelines by talking alongside Nigel Farage and undermining the FBU in his speech, which he was warned about beforehand.With an unprecedented pandemic framing the narrative, we saw how a combination of lockdowns, unemployment, boredom and misinformation created a situation where both sides of the culture war could construct a narrative that suited their outlook.Īs a result, Western society is probably more divided than it has been in a long time. The FBU denied the allegations that his removal from office was unfair and discriminatory. The Tribunal had the feeling that it was pre-determined…”Īn employment tribunal in Norwich ruled in Embery’s favour, judging “it would appear (…) there was an agenda to have the claimant removed”.īack in February, the tribunal heard Embery’s witness statement in which he said the reasons for his dismissal were direct discrimination for his political views. In it he quotes the judgement: “The investigation…looked like no more than a witch-hunt… The ambit of the investigation, when looking at the facts was bizarre. It is clear from its findings that the judge-led panel shared my views,” said Embery in a statement posted on his Twitter page. “I maintained all along that my sacking was politically-motivated. ⬇️ /usjkEf1rk6- Paul Embery August 5, 2021 □ BREAKING: I have WON my claim for unfair dismissal against the Fire Brigades Union ( after I was sacked in relation to a speech I gave to a pro-Brexit rally in 2019.
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