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Chiswick RLNI helmsman sacked

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/27/rnli-boatman-sacked-after-calling-sadiq-khan-a-terrorist/I would normally summarise  but you need to read the whole article to get some perspective.

Adrian Irving ● 1d7 Comments

The end result was that he is guilty of nothing because he was found to have been in unfairly dismissed. I am wondering how many will cancel their donations  to RLNI knowing that the organisation is wasting money on nonsensical allegations.

Steve Taylor ● 3h

Sounds like he's a victim of being a proper bloke; and some of the female RNLI rescuers can be a bit butch, if you know what I mean, and easily offended. I upset one of them once over something trivial when I was paddling with Chiswick Pier Canoe Club..

Michael Brown ● 6h

Indeed - would have been a far better outcome

Andrew Jones ● 1d

Shame that someone with years of previously unblemished service could not have been taken to one side years ago by his line manager and told to behave in a more professional manner around colleagues.He should have realised the world has changed since he started there and that the expectations from others were also different,and if he didn't realise he should have been told in no uncertain terms.

Keith Iddon ● 1d

The story is now on the front page. It doesn't seem that anybody emerges with much credit in this episode and it has been very upsetting for people at the station. Perhaps in retrospect he should have been quietly advised to retire.

Alison Howard ● 1d

I wasn't asked to pay nor do I subscribe. Maybe Chiswick W4 will pick this up.

Adrian Irving ● 1d

Bit difficult when the article is behind a paywall.

Richard Greenhough ● 1d