- Of those disagreeing with the ultimate aim of achieving ‘excellent’ the most frequent theme was general negativity towards the strategy calling it ‘woke’, a waste of money or a box ticking exercise for the council
- A quarter of those disagreeing want the council to focus instead on core services and local needs
- 7% want selection (for jobs) to be based solely on merit, not on protected characteristics
- 7% think the council should only implement the EDI policies required to meet legal requirements rather than going above and beyond
Ultimate aim: reasons for disagreement
Summary
Why do you disagree we should be trying to achieve 'excellent' on the Equalities Framework for Local Government?
Base: Respondents who disagree with ultimate aim (60)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generally negative e.g. ‘woke’, waste of money, box ticking for the council | 40 |
| 2 | Focus on core services / local needs | 25 |
| 3 | Selection on merit not protected characteristics | 7 |
| 4 | Do what the law requires, not more | 7 |
| 5 | Other e.g. do not trust equalities framework, need a precis of the framework, return to Christian values | 10 |
| 6 | No relevant comment / no comment | 25 |
