Phil Hipside

The Political Correcting of Carl Waxman Phil Hipside

Marketing 'masters of the universe' don't usually wash up in low paid, public sector jobs, but that's exactly what happened to Carl Waxman following the banking crisis. If his low pay grade and lack of champagne lunches weren't insulting enough, he now has to attend lectures on equality and diversity, write emails in comic sans and call his students, 'learners' - all under the watchful eye of his radical feminist boss. Carl attempts to restart his once lucrative career by drawing on old colleagues from the financial sector; colleagues from whom he is determined to hide his current predicament. 'If word ever gets out I've gone native; gone public sector, I'd never get a proper job again.' On the verge of losing his car, his home and possibly his life to Islamic extremists - following a misunderstanding at the Brighton SlutWalk - Carl is thrown a lifeline by the college's gay, equality and diversity officer. However, when testicles get in the way of ambition, something has to give.