Govt hiring woke equality guru on £43,000 salary for the tiny Falkland Islands – where there are more sheep than people
A TAXPAYER-funded equality guru is being sought to work on the Falkland Islands — where the 3,662 humans are outnumbered by 500,000 sheep.
The £43,000-a-year civil servant will be sent 8,000 miles away to tackle discrimination on the rugged British outpost in the South Atlantic.
The lucky candidate will defend the rights of islanders on gender, race, age and sexuality in capital Stanley and report to the Falkland Islands government.
Wages will be paid by the UK Government and an advert placed by Whitehall chiefs reveals: “Focus will be on developing policies and legislation against discrimination, using a phased approach.”
The post on the isolated islands is for four years but the advert says “a shorter period will be considered”.
It offers 41 days’ holiday, tax breaks, relocation package and a free annual return flight.
Jobseeker Robert Wrat told The Sun: “At a time of cost-cutting, this government role beggars belief.
“They’ll be queuing from Whitehall to the Falklands for this cushy number.”
Britain successfully fought to regain the Falklands from Argentina in 1982, after an invasion.
Some 255 British troops and three islanders died.