DEI ideology and diversity mandates
The Free Speech Union has covered 23 stories on this topic. Browse our coverage below.
6 May 2026
Nurseries are being urged to report 'racist toddlers' to the police under taxpayer-funded guidance backed by Labour
Welsh nurseries are being advised to report "racist toddlers" to the police under taxpayer-funded guidance backed by the Welsh Labour Government — and yes, even the snacks must be "diverse".
30 April 2026
Charity cancels choir at the London Marathon over its founder's gender-critical views
The choir Singing Striders had its invitation to perform at the London Marathon rescinded by disability charity Scope. The reason for the last-minute cancellation was the founding member Janet Murray's gender-critical beliefs. Following public backlash, Scope reinstated the invitation — but by that point, the choir had decided to go it alone.
24 April 2026
NHS Trust Tells Staff to Stop Using English Phrases Like "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
An NHS trust has told staff to stop using everyday phrases like "it's raining cats and dogs" for fear of offending foreign patients — part of a pattern of language policing that the FSU warns may be driving experienced staff out of the NHS.
27 May 2025
FSU victory: Bar Standards Board drops controversial “advance EDI” duty
14 January 2025
Bar Council Chair warns new EDI Duty could undermine barristers’ independence
15 October 2024
How the Stonewall gravy train came to an end
16 June 2024
‘Dead white men’ of western philosophical canon sidelined in latest drive to ‘decolonise’ classroom philosophy
16 June 2024
Academic freedom in peril as top university ‘coerces’ staff into signing Stonewall-backed LGBTQ+ pledge
9 June 2024
Exeter University staff “feel coerced” to sign Stonewall anti-transphobia pledge
4 June 2024
Amazon EDI training compelling staff to use preferred pronouns “at work and in your personal life”
29 April 2024
Debt-laden universities terminating hundreds of lecturers, but appointing ‘woke’ EDI staff
25 April 2024
EDI is divisive, counter-productive and encourages groupthink
1 April 2024
Diversity training “forces workers to hide beliefs” for fear of losing job
20 March 2024
Britain’s diversity drive is counterproductive and has backfired, says Kemi Badenoch
31 January 2024
FSU responds to FCA and PRA consultations on diversity and inclusion proposals
30 January 2024
BBC told don’t hire candidates who are “dismissive” about diversity and inclusion
Stonewall’s Censorship Champions
Britain’s wokest council tells staff to take white privilege test
Disbelief as undermanned Royal Navy spends £2.4 million on diversity and inclusion team
NHS should axe diversity and inclusion officers, says health secretary
‘Common sense’ minister to scrap civil service diversity jobs
EDI gurus at Visit Britain issue 50-page inclusivity guide, blacklisting words used by staff with crippling blindspot fo
Sport England cuts ties with Stonewall amid warnings quangos should distance themselves from LGBTQ lobby group
