President Trump did it first. The British government will no longer require public servants to go through “unconscious bias training” claiming the practice has produced no evidence it actually works. In a statement Cabinet Officer minister, Julia Lopez wrote, “unconscious bias training does not achieve its intended aims. It will therefore be phased out in the civil service.”  The British government has supported the move to end the ineffective bias training even claiming the practice has backfired in some cases.

President Trump lead the charge to end racial sensitivity training in the U.S. government by banning the practice with an Executive Order, claiming the practice is “divisive and anti-American.” Trump faced a swift backlash for his decision which is now being mirrored across the pond.

President Trump tweeted, “A few weeks ago, I BANNED efforts to indoctrinate government employees with divisive and harmful sex and race-based ideologies. Today, I’ve expanded that ban to people and companies that do business with our Country, the United States Military, Government Contractors, and Grantees. Americans should be taught to take PRIDE in our Great Country, and if you don’t, there’s nothing in it for you!”

The Daily Wire reports:

The Government Equalities Office says there has been “no evidence” that the training improved workplace equality.

Psychologist Dr. Stuart Ritchie told the outlet that there was “nowhere near robust evidence” to suggest unconscious bias training changed behavior, adding that it was usually used to “placate worries” instead of actually reducing racial bias.

Those who profit from such “race equity” training were appalled by the decision, insisting the government needed to replace the training with something else.

Halima Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust race equality think tank, told the BBC that the government “mustn’t backtrack on anti-racism training,” even though the chief concern with the unconscious bias training is that it doesn’t work. Begum also acknowledged that the training may not be effective and suggested a corporate “diversity industry” simply pushing “off the shelf” training.

President Trump has fought against the push for racial bias training in the U.S.which primarily focuses on systemic racism and white privilege by pushing for the promotion of “patriotic education” efforts.