Woke
LGB Alliance and the wokerati meltdown
Backlash to the LGB Alliance’s charitable status shows that organisations which once stood-up for the right to be homosexual now undermine the concept
Jane Austen and BLM: an historical interrogation
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a long-dead author who is beloved by millions will, eventually, find themselves dragged into controversy
Welcome to the TERF wars
In response to Richard Dawkins’ recent cancellation, Maya Forstater welcomes the scientist into the ongoing “TERF wars”
Why Brits should care about what’s happening at the New York Times
The increasingly partisan ways of the New York Times is setting an agenda that UK media outlets like the BBC appear unable to resist
Schools gone woke: a view from America
In a warning to teachers around the world, one American teacher opens up about the invasion of woke orthodoxy in the education sector
Why are great writers such awful people?
In the wake of renewed controversy over Philip Roth’s treatment of women, Nigel Jones asks whether there is a link between creative genius and sexual unorthodoxy
Privilege
Privilege comes from the Latin privilegium, a bill or law giving advantage to a private individual
You can’t make it up
Lisa Hilton asks whether Twitter mobs should be able to police the imagination of novelists and playwrights
Fair dinkum dictionary
Jonathon Green wonders if, despite this being a fascinating book, the author has set herself up for defeat
Cancel culture comes for Dr Seuss
Is the Democratic Party under Joe Biden becoming the party of banning books?