A government ad urging people to apply to be the Director of a new Brexit Opportunities Unit has been predictably roasted on social media.
Reacting to the civil service’s latest fun role, people implied that there perhaps are not that many opportunities to be gained from Brexit, and questioned why someone wasn’t investigating Brexit opportunities before and not after we left the EU. We can’t think why:
We are recruiting for the Director of the Government’s new Brexit Opportunities Unit.
— David Frost (@DavidGHFrost) June 19, 2021
We’re looking for a visionary, inventive and dedicated leader to help us shape the future policy direction of the UK.https://t.co/FJYo9BWLr1
Apply via this link:https://t.co/UYSQMckGki
Here are a few of the best reactions:
Five years after winning the referendum, the Vote Leave government is paying people to look for a prize. https://t.co/quX9smuRPC
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 19, 2021
Because nothing says Brexit is a great idea more than having to pay someone “inventive” to make up why it is, 5 years after you campaigned for it. https://t.co/eTF0uWLWY3
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) June 19, 2021
The interview waiting room at the Brexit Opportunities Unit. pic.twitter.com/ZvxxWH39Pm
— Phil Knoxville 🍥 (@philknoxville) June 19, 2021
Here’s my idea: rejoin the single market. Do I get the job?
— Emma Kennedy💙 (@EmmaKennedy) June 19, 2021
Brexit Opportunities Unit is an anagram of Brexit Urine Poop Tits Unit
— Sarah 🇮🇹🌹#KilltheBill (@sazmeister88) June 19, 2021
I was rather hoping the opportunities were clear before we plunged over the Brexit Cliff? 5 years after the vote and NOW we look for them? https://t.co/FdBeIkRJTd
— Deborah Meaden 💙 (@DeborahMeaden) June 19, 2021
The team are already hard at work in our new Brexit Opportunities Unit. pic.twitter.com/TfEyxe7VHJ
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) June 20, 2021
The lucky Director of the Brexit Opportunities Unit will earn £120,000 to decide what is actually good about Brexit.
In a statement, Cabinet Minister Lord David Frost, who is overseeing the appointment, said: “With the UK-EU trade agreement now ratified, we have a unique opportunity to do things in the best interests of the UK and our citizens.
“The new Brexit Opportunities Unit will review and reshape rules and regulations to boost growth and drive forward innovation, working across government on policies to maximise new opportunities from Brexit as an independent nation.”
The Cabinet Office is also hiring a deputy director for strategy and analysis to join the Brexit Opportunities Unit team, and if it doesn’t work out at least Alan Sugar will have the next cast of The Apprentice ready in the wings.
We look forward to seeing who the government appoints to tidy the deckchairs on the Titanic. For Britain’s sake.
