On April 29, 2024, the UK Day will focus on the following:
● The BBC has been accused of recruitment discrimination, and most of the internship places are given to ethnic minorities or women
● UK universities have been accused of pandering to "wokeism", cutting lecturers and hiring for diverse positions with high salaries
● Statistics show that since Sadiq Khan became mayor, the tax burden on London residents has increased by 71%
● All for love... Working in London but living in Germany, it takes a man a five-hour one-way commute
The BBC has been accused of hiring discrimination, with internships often being given to ethnic minorities or women
The latest disclosure by the British "Daily Telegraph": Between 2022 and 2024, nearly three-quarters (71.79%) of the BBC's internship programs were given to female applicants, while only 28.21% of male applicants were awarded.
At the same time, since 2022, only 35.90% of the BBC internship has been white. And according to the 2021 census, white people in the UK make up 74.4% of the total population.
According to reports, the BBC's internship training program lasts for two years, and if it goes well, participants have the opportunity to stay at the BBC and get full-time employment. The BBC pays each participant £25,000 a year for the duration of the internship, and an additional £5,164 for those working in London.
British Conservative MP Sir John Hayes said the data showed that the BBC was discriminating in recruitment. Under section 14 of the UK's Equality Act 2010, the BBC should ensure that "the UK's diverse communities are reflected in organisation and management". Under the Act, excessive positive discrimination is also illegal.
Sir John Hayes said he would personally present the findings to the Parliament's Equality Committee.
Dr Rakib Ehsan, a social integration expert in the UK, said: "Unfortunately, the BBC – our national public broadcaster – has a virus of racial identities originating in the United States running through its veins. Under the mantra of 'diversity,' more and more young, aspiring whites are being left aside. ”
UK universities have been accused of pandering to "wokeism", cutting lecturers and hiring for diverse positions with high salaries
The British "Daily Mail" reported that although nearly half of British universities are facing a fiscal deficit crisis this year, and many universities are cutting teaching positions to save costs, there are still many universities hiring new positions with annual salaries of up to 100,000 pounds dedicated to "equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)" in order to cater to "wokeism".
For example, Aston University's School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Birmingham is considering cutting 60 staff members, but it is also hiring for a £98,000-a-year People, Culture and Inclusion position.
牛津布鲁克斯大学（Oxford Brookes University）为节省开支削减了数学和音乐专业，但在同时招聘了一名“反骚扰与EDI顾问（anti-harassment and EDI adviser）”，年薪3.9万英镑；
The Open University has a £25 million deficit and has launched a voluntary severance scheme for assistant lecturers, but the university has also recently filled two EDI vacancies, both of which pay around £46,000 a year, one of which is mainly responsible for "gender equality" and requires "going to the office at least twice a year";
The history department at University College London (UCL) is also hiring a senior EDI supervisor at an unspecified salary as it prepares for a "double-digit layoff".
Recent research also shows that UK universities have an average EDI team of 11 people, with 47 universities spending around £17.9 million a year on 515 employees in related roles.
In response, Professor Alan Smithers, Director of the Centre for Education and Employment Studies at the University of Buckingham, said: "The wave of awakening has engulfed education... If there is a choice between providing excellent history or math teachers to teach and EDI staff, universities seem to be increasingly inclined to choose the latter. ”
Statistics show that since Sadiq Khan became mayor, the tax burden on London residents has increased by 71%
With the local elections approaching, British media pointed out that Sadiq Khan, who is very likely to win the third term of the mayor of London, has increased the additional tax burden paid by London residents for urban construction from 276 pounds per household to 471 pounds since he took office in 2016, an increase of 71%.
This includes Sadiq Khan's £140 million to bring in the controversial ultra-low emission zone scheme Ulez, and another £6.3 million to name different sections of London's Underground Overground...
Recently, Sadiq Khan visited a cannabis farm in the United States and promised to bring NBA games and the Super Bowl to the United Kingdom, as well as the goal of "allowing people to swim in the Thames within 10 years".
All for love... Working in London but living in Germany, it takes a man a five-hour one-way commute
Recently, a boy named Seb on TikTok went viral... Because he lives in Hamburg, Germany, but works in Canary Wharf, London. Seb posted a video on social media platforms sharing his extreme commute with fans:
At 5 p.m., Seb, who had finished his work, set off from the office. He took the tube from Canary Wharf and arrived at Heathrow Airport an hour later. There was still more than an hour before his plane took off, and he had to use that time to get through security and get a quick bite to eat if it went well.
After arriving at the airport in Hamburg, Germany, he had to take two subway changes to get home.
Seb finally arrived home at 11:04 p.m., his one-way commute for the day was 5 hours and 3 minutes, just minutes short of his fastest record of 4 hours and 57 minutes.
Seb says he didn't move to London because he wanted to be with his partner in Hamburg. And he only spends time in London once a month, for about four days at a time, so it's not an exaggeration to commute 10 hours a day.