Part of the Tory Culture Wars is an obsession that business should abandon diversity and inclusion agendas and focus on what their shareholders want.
A previous Tory leader said ‘f*ck business’ reflecting the fact that while the Tory Party is the historic party of business most of its current MPs have little idea about it. That of course is not the same as noting that Tory MPs are good at making money for themselves
The reason why companies pursue D&I agendas is of course in part box ticking but also because its good for their profits to have a well skilled and diverse workforce and likewise for their customer base
‘ I think we have to make sure businesses are free to do what they want’ Tory MP John Glen is reported as saying as he told Costa Coffee what ad campaigns they should run. (Times 7th Aug). The contradictions of culture wars
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