- Of those who disagree with the mission statement (89 respondents), the most frequently occurring theme is that the strategy is a waste of time and money, and resource should instead be spent on improving and delivering core services (17%)
- 10% disagree because they believe that everyone is already equal, and that individual merit is the only valid criteria in terms of job suitability
- 8% feel that the strategy will marginalise the majority white British population or those without protected characteristics
Mission statement: reasons for disagreement
Summary
Why do you disagree with our mission statement?
Base: Respondents who disagree with mission statement (89)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste of money / ‘woke’ / focus on core services | 17 |
| 2 | Everyone is equal / individual merit is only valid criteria | 10 |
| 3 | Marginalises the majority white British population or those without protected characteristics | 8 |
| 4 | Too many foreigners / different languages in Portsmouth | 7 |
| 5 | Not all groups want to be part of a shared community | 7 |
| 6 | Labelling people and talking about this enlarges differences | 7 |
| 7 | Vague and lacks substance | 6 |
| 8 | Free speech can cause offence / feels like free speech is only one way these days | 4 |
| 9 | Not enough done on disability issues | 2 |
| 10 | Other e.g. anti-women, putting people into artificial groups is discriminatory, not good enough | 10 |
| 11 | No relevant comment / no comment | 35 |
