the blog quebecois

The intrusion of harassment law into office politics can only make matters worse by poisoning relationships. Already there have been calls for yet more zero-tolerance anti-harassment codes, more policing of e-mails, more awareness training. At this rate, we might all soon be scared to talk to workmates, unless reading from a script approved by company lawyers.

Schools were the first to expand the definition of bullying to include such everyday playground issues as being shouted at or �excluded�. Now it is being imported into the adult worlds of the City - and even the Armed Forces.

Mick Hume looks at the worrying trend of using the courts and government to regulate any and all manner of personal conduct. If you wonder who's employing those otherwise unemployable psychology majors, wonder no more.

Update: Note the instant appearance of ads celebrating the phenomena. Buy short, sell long. Or something like that.