Sadiq Khan is asking for a £25 billion handout from the government to pay for his vaunted election promises – he might want to cut some chaff from his bloated GLA bureaucracy first. Sacking Amy Lamé would be a start…
An FoI dispatched from Guido has now revealed that the GLA is stuffed to the hilt with woke jobs that feature words ranging from “diversity” and “inclusion” to “climate“, “wellbeing“, and “race”. Taxpayers might raise an eyebrow when they find out their cash is spent on five “Senior Policy and Project Officers” responsible only for EDI, an “Equality Diversity and Inclusion Specialist“, an “Equality and Fairness Manager” and a “Culture Values and Wellbeing Specialist” to name just a few. There are a total of 70 woke positions being kept in frappucinos by the taxpayer…
The GLA is funding these positions to the tune of a whopping £3,425,000 – and that’s not including currently vacant posts like the crucial “EDI and Culture Adviser.” This lot are laughing all the way to the bank…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”