Emily Commander

Views own. Governance professional. Formerly Commons clerk & AHRC. Recently returned rosbif - from Lyon. Mum of two.

[Royal High School Geography @RHSBgeography]

Stunning finish to our geography tour of Iceland today with these northern lights over our hotel. Off to climb a glacier on our next day. @RoyalHighBath

[Royal High School Geography @RHSBgeography]

Another sunny day for us in Iceland. Going to see waterfalls. @RoyalHighBath

[Royal High School Geography @RHSBgeography]

All booted and suited for our glacier hike in Iceland today. @RoyalHighBath

[Royal High School Geography @RHSBgeography]

Two nights of northern lights in a row in Iceland. Added to our birthday and Halloween celebrations. @RoyalHighBath

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

Thank you so much to everyone who sponsored me to run the Bath Half for the Alzheimer’s Society. It was beautiful weather and there was loads of support around the route. It’s not too late to donate to this worthy cause… https://t.co/eKN1MYx9mN

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

@A_Meakin @bathhalf @alzheimerssoc Thank you! I often think of you and your incredible running as I slog away at those kilometres!

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

Improbably, I will be running the @bathhalf in October in support of @alzheimerssoc. This brilliant charity is aiming to transform all of our lives by supporting people with dementia and those around them. Please consider donating here: https://t.co/eQdqzvQv7W

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

The girls were ever so proud to sell their cakes to their local MP @Wera_Hobhouse - and in support of such a good cause too: https://t.co/fd2qKsnYL6

[Wera Hobhouse MP 🔶 🇺🇦 @Wera_Hobhouse]

Lucky me, just came across this yummy cake sale near my house.

These wonderful young students from ⁦@RoyalHighBath⁩ been baking all morning and selling their cakes to collect money for ⁦@eviesgift⁩ a charity supporting families with children suffering from cancer.

[Wera Hobhouse MP 🔶 🇺🇦 @Wera_Hobhouse]

Lucky me, just came across this yummy cake sale near my house.

These wonderful young students from ⁦@RoyalHighBath⁩ been baking all morning and selling their cakes to collect money for ⁦@eviesgift⁩ a charity supporting families with children suffering from cancer.

[UNHCR United Kingdom @UNHCRUK]

Fact checkers @FullFact have examined claims that asylum can be applied for through UNCHR 🔽

There is no mechanism through which refugees can approach UNHCR with the intention of seeking asylum in the UK. There is no asylum visa or ‘queue’ for the UK.

https://t.co/qaBDdrT3WI

[Georgie Holmes-Skelton @georgiefacing]

This is literally the worst idea ever https://t.co/souaiMOa1W

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

Why I am resigning, despite doing nothing wrong | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine https://t.co/Nv3mFQTs6s

[Chris Bryant @RhonddaBryant]

It’s disturbing hearing so many people defending bullying as a proper or effective means of getting things done. Do these people never think of those on the other end of their behaviour?

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

@amandajplatell @DominicRaab “Tory hating civil servants”. On what evidence do you base this claim? How does complaining about the behaviour of one individual amount to hatred of a political party?

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

I will look forward to “backbone” appearing amongst the next set of core competencies for civil servants.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"It's a mistake to have allowed him to resign."

Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg tells @mattfrei that Dominic Raab should not have resigned over an investigation into bullying - saying people in office need “backbone."

[Hannah White @DrHannahWhite]

See also this excellent comment from @AlexGAThomas on the inadequacies of civil service processes for dealing with complaints against ministers revealed by the Raab saga https://t.co/rkVVJYmxaQ

[Hannah White @DrHannahWhite]

My view on the Raab resignation - the PM has missed an opportunity to clarify the standards expected of ministers and to improve the tone of his government’s relations with the civil service, storing up problems for the future https://t.co/z3KeAUdqsh

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

This is so profoundly depressing: not everything is political and politics does not exempt politicians from basic standards of workplace conduct.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

Dominic Raab tells @ChrisMasonBBC that “activist civil servants” wanted to block the work of government with “passive-aggressive” tactics.

[Emily Commander @EmilyCommander]

A fascinating and alarming thread from @GandonAmy

[Amy Gandon @GandonAmy]

Dominic Raab has just resigned after allegations on Ministerial bullying.

As many of you will know by now, I interviewed 50 civil servants at the end of last year and many of them spoke about relationships with Ministers.

Here’s a sample of what they had to say 👇

[Stewart Wood @StewartWood]

So #Raab gets shown the report, but the complainants don’t. Raab gets a pass for 24 hours to brief the press unchallenged. His resignation letter today has detailed attacks on the report & the inquiry process, before we know what it says, What a disgraceful shambles of a process.