Tag Archive: Woke Gobbledegook
When Black Privilege Turns Deadly
We're constantly told that everyone Caucasian in the country needs to check their 'white privilege'. But the disturbing case of Valdo Calocane shows what happens when black privilege turns deadly, says Steven Tucker.
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Museum Half Covers Up Slave Trader Portrait to ‘Reclaim History’
A museum has half-hidden a portrait of a slave trader with Madras cloth, a material exported to the Caribbean during the colonial period, in a bid to "reclaim Caribbean history".
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As War Rages in Iran, Woke MoD Asks Troops: “Guys, Do You Want to Wear Make-Up and Nail Polish?”
As war rages on in Iran and troops in Cyprus call for more protection, the Army has been busy asking soldiers if men should be allowed to wear make-up, nail polish, earrings and long hair.
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Sheikhspeare
Who was William Shakespeare? Hot on the heels of the academic who claimed he was a black woman comes the claim he was an Arabic-speaking Indian. Prof James Alexander casts a sceptical eye over the 'Sheikhspeare' theory.
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Starmer “In Wrong Place” on Trans Rights, Says Thornberry
Keir Starmer has "ended up in the wrong place" on trans issues, with Morgan McSweeney to blame for "trying to push" the Labour Party into political positions that do not come "naturally" to MPs, Emily Thornberry has said.
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Oxfam Considered Ending Relief Work to Focus on Political “Influencing”
Oxfam considered abandoning disaster response work to become an "influencer" on climate, gender and inequality, it has been reported.
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The Charity Commission’s Toothless Review of Hope Not Hate Shows it is Not Fit For Purpose
The Charity Commission is not fit for purpose, says Charlotte Gill, after it said it saw no problem with Hope Not Hate's charitable arm funnelling its money into the highly partisan Hope Not Hate private company.
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Connie Shaw: I Stood Up to The Pro-Trans Mob Who Tried to Silence Me at UCL
When Free Speech Union External Affairs Officer Connie Shaw gave a talk at UCL on Tuesday about the transgender attack on free speech, she found herself, with no hint or irony, confronted by an angry mob.
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Lewis Hamilton: Africa Must Unite and Take Control Back From the British
Lewis Hamilton has said Africa needs to "unite and take [Africa] back from the French, the Spanish, the Portuguese and the British" – apparently unaware that the British Empire withdrew from Africa 60 years ago.
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Hope Not – Hate!
We've been pronouncing it all wrong, says Professor James Alexander. Its Hope Not – Hate! With the stress on hate. And it's full of Auntiefascists, of the Wodehousian Agatha variety.
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