Categories for Woke Gobbledegook
Carry On Camping in Auschwitz and Butlin’s: Gay Holidays and the Gay Academics Who Study Them
On Holocaust Memorial Day, the Society of Antiquaries is holding a talk called 'Queering the British Holiday'. Okay, it's probably unconnected – but Steven Tucker has found some academics who might beg to differ.
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Shabana Mahmood Declares “Crowborough is Just the Start”. Those Words Will Come Back to Haunt Her
As the first of hundreds of illegal migrants arrive and thousands of local residents protest, Shabana Mahmood declares "Crowborough is just the start". Those words will come back to haunt her, says Madeleine Gillies.
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Was Shakespeare Really a Black Woman?
Was Shakespeare a black woman? Prof James Alexander refuses to read the new book making this claim, but says it is interesting nevertheless – and it's not the first time it's been suggested.
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Jaguar Revives Petrol Engine After Disastrous ‘Woke’ Rebrand
After Jaguar's disastrous 'woke' rebrand last year, the company is on the point of abandoning its plans for an 'all electric' range by 2030 and reviving the petrol engine.
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Twenty Think Tanks Taxpayers Have Funded for £123 Million
Who funds the Left-wing think tanks that flood civic discourse with radical agendas of state control and 'fairness'? The answer, discovers Charlotte Gill, is very often us, the taxpayer, forking out a cool £123 million.
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Right-Wing Parties Must Stop Indulging the Proponents of Censorship
The Right is being hampered in its stand against censorship and 'hate speech' laws by its indulgence of too many in its own ranks who support clampdowns on free speech. Time to draw a clear line, says Prof James Allan.
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How I Accidentally Sparked the Pepys ‘Cancellation’ Furore
Samuel Pepys was England's greatest diarist. He was also, by his own admission, a serial abuser of girls and women. Guy de la Bédoyère tells how his latest book on Pepys accidentally sparked a cancellation furore.
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We Shouldn’t Expect Historical Greats to Be 21st Century Role Models
The renaming frenzy that followed the 2020 BLM protests forgets one key lesson, says Dr Nicholas Tate: we shouldn't expect our historical greats to be 21st century role models. What they achieved for posterity is enough.
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The Government Has Betrayed Crowborough
The Government claims it has made no decision on housing asylum seekers at the army training camp in Crowborough. Why then has food been delivered, signage erected and have job adverts been put out, asks Madeleine Gillies.
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Britain is Quietly Bankrupting Itself Driving Children to School
As the cost of taxis to transport special needs kids spirals amid exploding numbers entitled to state support and no control of costs, Britain is quietly bankrupting itself driving children to school, says Tim Briggs.
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