Civil Servants Doing ‘Knitting’ and ‘Menopause Yoga’ During Working Hours – Guido Fawkes

Civil Servants Doing ‘Knitting’ and ‘Menopause Yoga’ During Working Hours

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Civil servants at the Information Commissioner’s Office have truly mastered the art of turning work hours into staff network social time. According to an FOI request from the TaxPayers’ Alliance, seen by Guido, between April 2024 and March 2025, ICO pen-pushers clocked up a total of 8 hours over 10 meetings in “Inclusion” staff network meetings. Meanwhile, the “Pride” network soaked up 11 hours across 14 meetings. A further 10 hours over 14 meetings were dedicated to “Race, Ethnicity, Culture, and Heritage” discussions. Naturally all during working hours…

Some more notable events include:

• ‘Got Skills: Get into running’
• ‘Got Skills: Allotment gardening and caring for houseplants’
• ‘Got Skills: Knitting for beginners and for better mental health’
• ‘Virtual menopause yoga’
• ‘Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting’

All of this ‘staff network’ time is backed by a taxpayer budget of £12,000. Time for that ‘bonfire’…