Tag Archive: Woke Gobbledegook
The Race Politics of Gardening
The politically correct have long fretted that concerns to promote native plant species in gardens mask a fascist agenda. This is absurd, says Steven Tucker. Is nothing safe from Leftist politics?
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Did ‘The British Empire’ Ever Actually Exist?
Historian David Olusoga can often be heard complaining about the British Empire and its supposedly malign legacy. But in truth the 'British Empire' is not something that every really existed, says Prof James Alexander.
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The EDI Revolution is Eating its Own and Companies Have Noticed
With the Hay Book Festival boycott of Baillie Gifford, the EDI revolution is eating its own, says C.J. Strachan. The fund manager sponsor is as woke as they come but that didn't spare it – and companies are taking note.
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The Chelsea Horror Show: Can There Really Be Such a Thing As ‘Racist Gardening’?
Even the BBC's Monty Don complained that the surprise winner at this year's Chelsea Flower Show was a box-ticking exercise. Gardening has been colonised by wokesters who see racism everywhere, says Steven Tucker.
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Taxpayer-Funded Trigger Warnings
The scale of waste of taxpayers' money on woke projects like 'trigger warnings' for plays is staggering, says Charlotte Gill. No wonder no matter how much money is thrown at the arts the sector is always 'on its knees'.
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Then the Woke Came for the Birds
The American Ornithological Society has banned the naming of birds after people and, in true Year Zero style, has set about renaming the 263 species already so tainted by their association with white men.
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Theatre Seeks Chief Executive Who is Disabled, Gay, “Criminal Class” or “Global Majority” in Job Advert
A London theatre has said it is seeking a Chief Executive who is disabled, gay, "criminal class" or "global majority" in a job advert – sparking a backlash.
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Nicola Sturgeon: I Was Part of the Problem on Trans Issues
Nicola Sturgeon has said she was "part of the problem" on transgender issues and this was partly why she stood down as First Minister.
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Happy International HR Day
Happy International HR day! On this most, er, sanctimonious of occasions, HR professional Steve Chilcott takes a look at what has gone so wrong in everyone's least favourite ideologically-driven department.
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National Trust Uses ‘Anti-White’ Rhetoric Claims Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has railed against the National Trust for using the term "Global Majority" to describe non-white people, condemning it as anti-white and divisive.
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