We are appalled that Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust has cancelled a planned talk by a mediation expert solely because he is Israeli. This decision appears to be unlawful discrimination on the basis of nationality, taken by an NHS Trust. There must be an independent investigation into how this happened, possibly followed by dismissals or prosecutions of those who have broken the law. 
 
UNISON, which pressured for this boycott, is acting like a racist organisation. UNISON also claimed that banning Israeli speakers is consistant with the policy of the Trade Union Congress. We call on the TUC to clearly state that this is not TUC policy and to condemn the UNISON branch’s discriminatory actions.