Rupert Lowe has called for the BBC licence fee to be abolished after it was revealed that the broadcaster was advertising for a “Head of Diversity” role on its careers website.
The position – which takes home up to £125,000 each year – assumes responsibility to “execute a comprehensive plan to implement and deliver the BBC’s workforce diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy”.
Its website notes that its future “Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging” will be responsible for the development and execution of a plan to “implement and deliver” the corporation’s workforce “diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy”.
In response to the job advertisement, the Great Yarmouth MP blasted the BBC by demanding that the “poison” must be “sucked out” of the corporation.
The Great Yarmouth MP blasted the BBC over the job advertisement
Overall, the position will “oversee the metrics, programmes and initiatives that enable an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels they can belong”.
The defiant push against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies has been exacerbated by Donald Trump signing an executive order to axe all such programmes across the federal government upon entering the Oval Office.
Nevertheless, DEI schemes have continued to run rampant across the UK. In fact, recent research by the Taxpayers’ Alliance has shown that British universities doubled their investment in DEI staff over the past three years.
The same diversity roles are now costing the sector around £28million each year across top research facilities – including the University of Oxford.
Oxford has been found to have the most DEI roles with 59 positions, costing the university around £2.5million each year.
Over the years, the Government has consistently faced calls to bin the BBC’s licence fee
However, the demand to do so has risen significantly over the past week as the taxpayer funded broadcaster comes under fire for its controversial Gaza documentary.
Dismissing an online petition to axe the license fee for every Briton, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said this week that the Government is “committing” to keeping the payment in place until at least 2027.
At that point, Labour has announced that it intends to review the BBC’s funding, ensuring that its future is fair and remains sustainable.
