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EDI nation: The growth of equality, diversity and inclusion bureaucracy and its costs

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*Expansion of EDI bureaucracy has been fuelled by government regulation, not by market forces or rising prejudice *Growth of EDI undermines meritocracy, replacing fairness and talent with group quotas and targets *Previous estimates suggest direct public sector EDI costs of £557m a year, with wider costs to the economy potentially in the tens of billions *New paper calls for rolling back EDI, including scrapping procurement requirements and outlawing quotas

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  • Morton, Alex, 2025. "EDI nation: The growth of equality, diversity and inclusion bureaucracy and its costs," IEA Discussion Papers 142, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).
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    1. Freeman, Daniel & Morton, Alex, 2025. "Liberalising discrimination law: Why the Equality Act is unfit for purpose," IEA Discussion Papers 124, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).
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