Govt paying £70k for one vote

[NickFitz]

No havent got enough illegal immigrants working for me to pass the supplier test

for whom I am working

Typical agent, never remembers who actually earns the money that pays him

[Gonzo]

Is the British film industry so riddled with racists, misogynists and homophobes that it needs awareness lessons?

The entertainment industry is well known for being a hotbed of racism and homophobia.

[Doggy Styles]

Last September, to great fanfare, HMG launched a quango (located in Wales or some such), to speed UK strategic building applications through the process (in other words, railroad over council objections). They hired a head honcho and other staff. It costs several million pounds a year to run.

So far this quango have done nothing. And they can't do anything. Because the government forgot to sort out their legal framework.

[Mich the Tester]

What sort of job would that be exactly?

'Head of Diversity'

[DodgyAgent]

If I were to promise to hire a team of female bisexual contractors of diverse ethnicities in the agegroup 18-35, would you put me forward for the job?

What sort of job would that be exactly?

[Mich the Tester]

No havent got enough illegal immigrants working for me to pass the supplier test

If I were to promise to hire a team of female bisexual contractors of diverse ethnicities in the agegroup 18-35, would you put me forward for the job?

[Jeebo72]

Why would anyone on here take a pay cut?

Look we all know Labour are full of this tulip ... roll on election time ...

[DodgyAgent]

You're not placing this one then Dodgy?

No havent got enough illegal immigrants working for me to pass the supplier test

[George Parr]

You're not placing this one then Dodgy?

[DodgyAgent]

How do I apply?

More importantly 20% of £70k is

£14,000 luvly jubly

[Mich the Tester]

70k plus benefits?

If I send you my CV and you get a margin of say 10%, could you get me 80k?

[lilelvis2000]

How do I apply?

[DodgyAgent]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/c...nt-afford.html

The UK Film Council, a government-backed agency, the role of which is to ensure that "the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are represented effectively at home and abroad", advertised for a head of diversity.

This, I promise, is not a spoof. The council is looking for an "exceptional individual" to run its diversity department. Yes, department. How many of them are there, for goodness sake? And what do they do? Is the British film industry so riddled with racists, misogynists and homophobes that it needs awareness lessons?

Having picked through the details, I am beginning to appreciate that the implementation of a "diversity strategy" is more complicated than common sense might suggest. According to the council's website, the right candidate will "develop an active dialogue with key groups and opinion formers", "allocate funding to diversity activities" and, naturally, "manage the diversity department team". It's true: there's a team.

Now for the knockout question: what do you think the salary is? Remember, this is a position that is funded by taxpayers, partly in the form of cash from the National Lottery. For context, here is a range of jobs currently on offer elsewhere in the public sector. A crime bureau investigator with Essex Police is paid £16k-£22k. A staff nurse at an acute-care hospital in central London gets £28k-£29k. An Army sergeant can expect £32k-£36k.

No quibbles there: given the demands and social importance of these posts, it seems not unreasonable to assume that those filling them will provide us with value for money. But what about the Film Council's head of diversity? Come on, guess. How much are we paying for someone who can "make things happen" rather than just "talking the talk"? What's the price for "improving diversity", ie lavishing political correctness on a creative industry? £40k? £50k? Keep going. The answer is £70k, plus benefits.