London Mayor Sadiq Khan never misses a chance to moan about the Greater London Authority budget, asking the government for more cash to tackle knife crime or hit his housing target. UK DOGE has been digging into potential savings including £32,835 on “brand insights” for social media and £16 million shipping TfL staff around in taxis during strikes. UK DOGE can reveal that Khan’s central team of woke warriors also carries a hefty price tag…
The GLA is annually shelling out a staggering £447,200 on six full-time Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion roles – an eye-watering average of £74,533 per person – all to ensure City Hall is sufficiently “inclusive.” For that you could:
The taxpayer may have a view on which should be prioritised. UK DOGE recommends costs are cut here…
UPDATE: Neil Garratt AM, City Hall Conservatives Leader tells UK DOGE:
“When we proposed a budget amendment last month to cut the number of city hall bureaucrats, other parties got extremely defensive about how vital these staff were. Why are we wasting this much money on pointless roles when there’s 101 better things that Londoners want funded?”
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”