FOR the INSTITUTION

It is by the institution’s rules that we learn,
said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION.

It is ‘brave to speak up’ for the institution
said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION.

‘Power is not power’ when used softly
said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION

We ‘do not recognise’ wilful blindness
said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION

Lived experience fuels ‘ideology’
said a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION.

When Baroness Cumberlege published: First Do No Harm [1]
a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION
was overheard to mutter: ‘disinformation’.

When Antony died and his elderly mother left childless, [2]
a spokesperson FOR the INSTITUTION
chose not to say a thing.

References:
[1] First Do No Harm – The report of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. July 2020
[2] Antony Schofield – ended his life in August 2019 as he could no longer bear the relentless akathisia which was the consequence of taking a psychiatric drug as prescribed