UK DOGE has been keeping tabs on government departments burning cash on woke warriors, including Khan’s GLA dropping £447,200 on six full-time EDI roles. Turns out those north of the border are just as eager to splash the cash…
Based on different pay grades, the Scottish government is spending an eye-watering £3,491,453 annually on salaries for 56 civil servants with ‘wellbeing’ in their core job title. Among the cushy gigs are “Place and Wellbeing Programme Officer,” “Place & Wellbeing Team Leader,” “and “People Advice and Wellbeing Improvements and Projects Manager.” A thriving HR team dedicated to workplace mood management…
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The Scottish taxpayer may have a view on which should be prioritised. UK DOGE recommends costs are cut here…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”