The Department for Work and Pensions is burning through £1,121,565 in annual salary costs for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion staff. Maybe some of those “10,000 job cuts” in the blob Starmer promised could start here…
The DWP diversity team is made up of:
That’s 14.16 full-time equivalent staff solely focused on DEI. Pensions minister Andrew Western claims:
“Dedicated EDI staff help DWP comply with equality legislation, making sure that vulnerable customers are supported. Proactive EDI initiatives can help prevent issues related to discrimination or exclusion, reducing grievances and costly disputes.”
Meanwhile, Starmer has ruled out reforming Britain’s ballooning benefits bill for at least a year, terrified of another backbench rebellion. Go woke, go broke…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”