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To not understand why Farage needs to be so smug and flippant about people losing their job?

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LegUcler · 02/05/2025 20:25

Just seen reports of the speech in which Nigel Farage tells council staff who are employed on DEI initiatives and climate change to “find new careers”.

I get Reform view these things as a waste of public money, and if they’ve been democratically elected on that mandate, then those departments will be cut.

However, whatever you think of those departments, the people he’s talking about are about to lose their livelihoods. They’ll have bills and families. I’m not saying that means they’re immune to cuts or they shouldn’t lose their jobs. I just don’t know why he feels the need to be so shitty about it.

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Tomatotater · 02/05/2025 20:33

They won't lose their jobs because they dont exist. He's talking crap. Someone does it as well as their main job. Just like the real DOGE, his nonsense will hardly save any money at all. All Doge has done is sack people so theyve had to close the National Parks Service, lose tourist money and discreetly hire everyone back again. They'll need to be cutting adult social càre or children's services to save money. I wonder how popular that will be?

sommerjade · 02/05/2025 20:33

Nasty man

Turmerictolly · 02/05/2025 20:26

He’s just a Poundland Trump.