Top barristers revolt over ‘dangerous’ diversity plans

Sep 26, 2024 by

by Charles Hymas, Telegraph: Bar Standards Board could penalise those who fail to promote equal opportunities in the profession. Leading barristers are in revolt over their regulator’s “dangerous” plans to boost diversity in the...

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I Blew Up My Lucrative Public-Service Career (And So Can You)

Sep 23, 2024 by

by Nick Osmond-Jones, Quillette: A veteran of British Columbia’s public-sector workforce explains how DEI enforcers forced him to choose between keeping his job and honouring his values. Public service was a second career for me. During...

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NHS trust’s new diversity role branded as ‘insult to taxpayers’

Sep 2, 2024 by

by Max Stephens, Telegraph: The foundation comes under fire after offering £80,000 a year to innovate hospital’s approach to inclusion. An NHS trust’s advertisement for an £80,000 a year diversity and inclusion officer role has been...

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Civil service ‘diversity and inclusion’ officers paid more than top trade officials

Aug 17, 2024 by

by Matt Oliver, Telegraph: Higher pay comes despite the Government’s consistent focus on economic growth. Civil service diversity and inclusion officers are paid as much as £10,000 more than top trade officials, government job listings...

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Church of England issues over 1m in grants to diversify the types of people in ministry

Jul 20, 2024 by

by Lydia Davies, Premier: Over £1.3 million in grants have been awarded to fund innovative projects in theological education, aiming to diversify the range of individuals preparing for ministry within the Church of England. The grants,...

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The scourge of EDI

Jul 7, 2024 by

by Zewditu Gebreyohanes, Artillery Row: Equality, diversity and inclusion: each word taken alone is deceptively anodyne. Brought together, however, these words produce a buzzword, variously known as EDI, DEI or (most aptly, perhaps) DI,...

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