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Woke equality guru on £43,000 salary hired for the tiny Falkland Islands – where there are more sheep than people

AN equality guru is being sought to work on the Falkland Islands — where the 3,662 humans are outnumbered by 500,000 sheep.

The £43,000-a-year civil servant will be sent 8,000 miles away to tackle discrimination on the rugged British outpost in the South Atlantic.

The job offers 41 days’ holiday, tax breaks, relocation package and a free annual return flight
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The job offers 41 days’ holiday, tax breaks, relocation package and a free annual return flightCredit: Getty

The lucky candidate will defend the rights of islanders on gender, race, age and sexuality in capital Stanley and report to the Falkland Islands government.

An advert placed by Whitehall chiefs reveals: “Focus will be on developing policies and legislation against discrimination, using a phased approach.”

The post on the isolated islands is being advertised by the UK government. The job is for four years but the advert says “a shorter period will be considered”.

It offers 41 days’ holiday, tax breaks, relocation package and a free annual return flight.

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Jobseeker Robert Wrat told The Sun: “They’ll be queuing from Whitehall to the Falklands for this cushy number.”

The UK goverment pays around £60m a year to keep its foothold off the coast of Argentina.

Britain successfully fought to regain the Falklands from Argentina in 1982, after an invasion.

Some 255 British troops and three islanders died.

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