From pagans to pansexuals... how civil servants are being encouraged to mark an array of 'woke weeks' at work

Civil servants are being encouraged to mark a baffling array of ‘woke weeks’ at work. Diversity and inclusion calendars produced by Whitehall departments and quangos include the dates of everything from Pansexual Visibility Day and Stress Awareness Month to the pagan festivals of Samhain and Yule. ‘Ministers should remind civil servants that their duty is to the public as a whole.’ Obscure: Pagan festivals, such as last week’s Winter Solstice at Stonehenge, are marked in internal calendars Diversity and inclusion calendars produced by Whitehall departments and quangos include the dates of everything from Pansexual Visibility Day and Stress Awareness Month to the pagan festivals of Samhain and Yule Caroline Ffiske from Conservatives for Women said: 'Whoever put Pansexual Visibility Day in this calendar should be invited to write up the history of this day and would be shown to struggle to cover half of the back of a small envelope' And Caroline Ffiske from Conservatives for Women said: ‘It’s offensive, and illustrates a lack of judgement and courage from the organisers, to see recently made-up woke nonsense treated with the same degree of seriousness as important days for Christians and those of other faiths. ‘Whoever put Pansexual Visibility Day in this calendar should be invited to write up the history of this day and would be shown to struggle to cover half of the back of a small envelope.’ The Forestry Commission, which manages publicly owned woodland, said in a recent equality report: ‘A Diversity and Inclusion calendar has been published for 2024, which has helped to inform our communications plan for internal and external engagement. The Ministry of Justice said: ‘Religious holidays and other notable occasions, like Holocaust Memorial Day, Carers Week and Black History Month are widely marked and these events are recognised across government.