In Thomas v Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2024] EAT 141, Mr Thomas had been engaged by the Trust through an employment agency, but his assignment with the Trust had been terminated. He believed that the reason for the termination was his political affiliation – he had stood for political office between 2004 and 2016 for the English Democrats – and that his dismissal was because of his philosophical belief in English nationalism, contrary to the Equality Act 2010 [4]. The respondents denied that his appointment had been terminated because he had given misleading information on his CV and Candidate Application Form. They also contended that his philosophical belief was not one protected by the Equality Act.

At the employment tribunal, Employment Judge Hyde had set out a series of Mr Thomas’s social media posts as follows: Continue reading →