Tag Archive: Cancel Culture

The Woke Movement is an Attempt by Young, Privileged Whites to Wrest Power from Older, Privileged Whites

The woke movement may claim to be about dismantling 'white supremacy' but in reality it is an attempt by young privileged whites to wrest power from older privileged whites.

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The Blob is a Monster of the Tories’ Own Making

The Tories are not, as they like to imagine, the victims of the Blob, but its creators. Civil service reform sounds dull but is essential if elected Governments are ever to regain control.

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Teacher Who ‘Misgendered’ Pupil Banned From Profession

A Christian teacher has been banned from the profession for 'misgendering' a pupil in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the U.K.

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Nick Dixon and Toby Young Talk About Tucker Carlson’s Sudden Exit, Andrew Bridgen’s Defenestration by the Tories and Diane Abbott’s Anti-Semitic Letter

In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Tucker Carlson's sudden exit from Fox, Andrew Bridgen's defenestration by the Tories and Diane Abbott's anti-Semitic letter to the Observer.

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Another Campus Speaking Engagement, Another Cancellation – MP No-Platformed From University of Reading Talk

Academic cancel culture always seems to come with official affirmations of a commitment to free speech. This time it came after Conservative MP James Sunderland’s talk at the University of Reading was called off.

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Is J.K. Rowling Back? The Harry Potter Author May Be Uncancelling Herself

Cancellation for opposing trans ideology tends to be permanent. But Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling might be winning her battle against woke-imposed cultural exile with the latest incarnation of Harry Potter.

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Picasso Targeted for Cancellation on 50th Anniversary of His Death

We're often told that cancel culture doesn't exist. But the effort to censor Pablo Picasso on the 50th anniversary of his death suggests it does and that being the greatest artist of the 20th Century offers no protection.

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Oxford College Cancels St George’s Day Banquet to Make Way for Muslim Eid Dinner on April 23rd

An Oxford college has been accused of cancelling St George's Day in a row over a Muslim Eid formal dinner being held in place of the usual banquet in honour of England's patron saint on April 23rd.

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Nick Dixon and Toby Young Talk About the Attack on Kellie-Jay Keen by Trans Rights Activists, the BBC’s Perverse Insistence on Calling a Rapist “Her” and the Brutal Cancellation of Alfie Brown

In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are the attack on Kellie-Jay Keen by trans rights activists, the BBC's perverse insistence on calling a rapist "her" and the brutal cancellation of Alfie Brown.

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No, Frankie Boyle Hasn’t Been Cancelled

Cancel culture is definitely real, as we have seen with the recent cancellation of comedian Alfie Brown. Finding out that the BBC is not renewing your show for a seventh series, however, probably doesn't count.

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