Woke Transport for London chiefs looking to spend up to £2.5million on equality and inclusion training
WOKE Transport for London bosses are set to splash up to £2.5million of public cash on equality and inclusion training.
A contract tender put out last week reveals Tube chiefs are hunting a firm to deliver training courses that “help TfL address inequalities, embed and inclusive culture, and put people, customers and colleagues at the heart of decisions.”
The four-year deal would also see digital and in-person courses delivered to other public bodies like the London Fire Service, the Met Police and staff on the Elizabeth line.
Bidders are encouraged to show how they could set out an equality “framework” for marginalised or minority staff groups at Sadiq Khan’s embattled transport firm.
Former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall blasted the Labour mayor for the “eye-watering” sum while fleecing motorists in the hated Ulez scheme.
She told The Sun: “Diversity and inclusion is obviously an important issue but the sums being spent on it these days are eye-watering.
“When people in real hardship are waiting for new trams and trains, and having to pay to drive to work, I am incensed this is where TfL’s money is going.
“The war on the motorist is funding schemes like this – and it’s affecting the poorest people in London. I’m utterly disgusted.”
The latest mammoth cash splash comes after TfL spent £6m rebranding its Overground train lines to the “Windrush” and “Suffragette” lines earlier this year.
The public body is already more than £15bn in debt following mounting losses – with arrears growing by £6bn alone since Labour mayor Khan took office in 2016.
Last month London’s 20,000 black cab drivers lashed out at the leftie city chief after being warned they could face serious penalties for flying an England flag from their cars.
Drivers hit back insisting the flags are no more distracting than the colourful paint jobs on vehicles plastered with advertisements.
A TfL spokeswoman insisted it was unlikely that all of the £2.5m would be spent.
She added: “This training will support tens of thousands of staff across several organisations, including the Met Police, the Department of Transport and other Greater London Authority bodies for four years.
“As public organisations, representing millions of people from all walks of life, it is right that organisations are inclusive and ensure people are treated fairly in order to better serve the community.”