The West’s DEI Obsession is Its Own Undoing – Can Britain Break Free?

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As America under Donald Trump moves swiftly to dismantle the dominance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, Britain remains stubbornly entrenched in what some would call a culture of wokery. The United States, often criticized for exporting everything from baseball caps to linguistic oddities like “step up to the plate” and “my bad,” might, for once, be setting an example Britain should follow.  

 

Trump’s second term has already seen decisive action against DEI policies. In a striking display of his agenda, he signed an executive order banning men from competing in women’s sports, standing alongside young female athletes as he did so. His administration has wasted no time in targeting what it sees as ideological excesses, including slashing government spending on DEI projects. These cuts have included $2 million earmarked for gender transition surgeries in Guatemala, $1.5 million to promote DEI initiatives in Serbia, and even a $32,000 grant for a transgender comic book in Peru. More frivolous still, funds were being allocated to print customized condoms for foreign aid programs.  

 

Trump’s stance has extended beyond budget cuts. Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female leader of the United States Coast Guard, was abruptly dismissed, with Trump’s team branding her appointment a token DEI hire. The move was met with both outrage and laughter, as White House spokespeople openly derided spending decisions made under the Biden administration.  

 

Britain, however, continues to pour public money into ideological projects. This week, it was revealed that London’s Science Museum labeled Lego as “heteronormative,” an assertion so absurd it barely merits response. Meanwhile, taxpayers' money continues to fund controversial organizations such as the transgender charity Mermaids, which was found to have misled the public about the effects of puberty blockers and provided chest binders to children as young as 13, without parental consent. The Charity Commission’s investigation also unearthed disturbing connections to a group accused of supporting paedophilia.  

 

Beyond ideology, wasteful spending remains rampant. The Arts and Humanities Research Council, a body tasked with funding academic inquiry, has allocated £841,830 to a project titled *The Europe that Gay Porn Built*, £759,293 to *Comics and Race in Latin America*, and £123,470 to *Decolonising South-east Asian Sound Archives*. Meanwhile, the Department for Business has handed £200,000 to Shanghai to encourage "creativity in Chinese communities"—a baffling allocation, given that Shanghai’s GDP per capita is higher than Britain’s. Similarly, £244,061 has been sent to Kuala Lumpur to address congestion issues, despite the city’s economic standing surpassing much of the UK.  

 

The foreign aid budget is equally perplexing. This year alone, Britain is handing £133 million to Pakistan, a country plagued by corruption; £57 million to India, which has its own space program; and £13 million to South Africa, a country that hardly needs UK taxpayer support when Cape Town is thriving.  

 

Despite these missteps, there are hints that the “Trump effect” might be influencing Britain. Major corporations, including Meta and Amazon, are rapidly scaling back their DEI initiatives, a shift that will inevitably impact their UK operations. Even London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, seems to be taking note. Over the weekend, the “he/him” pronouns mysteriously vanished from his Twitter bio. Though he later blamed a “technical error” and restored them following public ridicule, it suggests a subtle acknowledgment of shifting tides.  

 

Yet, many institutions remain untouched by this change. The Scottish branch of the National Farmers Union has deemed the term “farmer’s wife” inappropriate. Civil servants are threatening to strike over a mere two-day-per-week return to the office. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has also undone Conservative efforts to curb Britain’s so-called “sicknote culture,” where benefits can be claimed under dubious health complaints.  

 

One politician who has dared to speak out is Oliver Freeston, a Reform councillor for North East Lincolnshire. He recently argued that “anxiety and depression” have become convenient justifications for out-of-work benefits, likening them to the “bad back” excuses of the past. His remarks earned him an official reprimand from a compliance officer, warning him to moderate his language or face disciplinary action.  

 

Meanwhile, in media and advertising, the relentless social engineering continues. There is no objection to interracial couples, yet their omnipresence in advertising seems almost a deliberate exercise in demographic messaging. American companies, in contrast, appear to be taking a different approach. Following Trump’s re-election, Apple’s Christmas campaign featured a white family reflective of the majority population in the U.S.—a stark contrast to the direction of British advertising.  

 

One can only hope that Britain is beginning to recognize the pitfalls of its ideological path. Reform UK’s rise in the polls suggests that voters are gravitating towards a platform of common sense, whether or not they support the party itself. The backlash against DEI is no longer confined to niche political circles; it is becoming a mainstream issue.  

 

Mocking the absurdities of the DEI agenda may be cathartic, but the broader implications are no laughing matter. If Britain doesn’t course-correct, it risks further cultural and economic decline. The ideology fueling this decline does not merely inconvenience—it threatens to unravel the very foundations of Western society. The question remains: will Britain wake up before it’s too late?

 

Based on a report by The Daily Telegraph 2025-02-11

 

 

[newbee2022]

8 hours ago, Social Media said:

Britain remains stubbornly

No, they are more intelligent than you Donald❗

[mikeymike100]

Sadly it looks like the UK is too far gone/woke. DEI doesn't work, we only have to look at the new Press Secretary, in the US, Karoline, who got hired cos she is competent and intelligent  and can actually  answer questions, compared to the DEI hire KJP, who couldn't answer any!

The Uk is going down a very slippery slope and its almost at the bottom!

[brewsterbudgen]

"One can only hope..." that no one reads this rubbish in the Daily Torygraph!

[Chomper Higgot]

I doubt most folk in the UK give much thought to DEI, unless they’re reading rightwing media ‘obsessing’ over it.

 

[soalbundy]

It's up to the British people to ignore the fad, they can't arrest us all. The waste of money concerning gay and trans promotion should be a matter for the courts, the opposition isn't working well, possibly because they have their own ideological skeletons packed away from view.

 

The crazy ideology being pushed forward by intellectuals doesn't concern the vast majority of the public although it should do. The British way of dealing with such travesties of common sense was to use humour and hold it up to ridicule but the powerful vocal view have managed to curtail freedom of speech to the extent that only giants of comedy like Ricky Gervaise can risk attacking this dangerous movement. Fortunately stupidity doesn't have much staying power, there is no public consensus and the backlash will eventually come.