HMRC staff caught holding 'nonsense' 'Guilt of Being British' event during work hours
 

Staff at HM Revenue and Customs have been slated for holding a seminar on
the "Guilt of Being British" during working hours.

The hour-long session, run by "HMRC Race Network" from 11am to midday on
Tuesday, was titled "Guilt of Being British: Listening Circle".

It was advertised as "a powerful, interactive, and reflective listening circle
exploring the emotional complexity of being South Asian and British" which
would cover topics including "the emotional weight of colonial history".

The session, which was part of the department's commitment to diversity,
equality and inclusion (DEI), pledged to "delve into themes of guilt, pride,
and identity, offering space for personal stories and cultural insights",
according to a post on HMRC's intranet.

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Participants were told they would explore "the duality of identity - balancing
heritage and belonging" alongside the "emotional weight of colonial history
and inherited trauma".

But Tory chief Kemi Badenoch lambasted the event as "nonsense" as she
urged Whitehall staffers to leave the service if they were not proud of Britain.

"Is it any wonder the public hate dealing with HMRC, now we learn the staff
are being taught to feel guilty about being British?" Badenoch told the Mail.

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