The new breed of unions emerging from Silicon Valley aren’t interested in compromise or conciliation, but making firms unmanageable. Higher wages, more time off, better food in the canteen, flexible hours and protection from unfair dismissal. There are lots of issues where trade unions have traditionally tried to get a better deal for the workers… Continue reading The Threat of Woke Part 3
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The Threat of Woke Part 2
Sir John Hayes, a former Tory minister who leads the Common Sense Group, said: “As such, the culture warriors are not merely a disruptive nuisance, they represent a profound threat to the values which underpin our civilised social order. The battle for Britain has begun, and guided by the common sense of the people, we… Continue reading The Threat of Woke Part 2
Sep 2021. Gender Identity
Gender identity is the personal sense of one’s own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person’s assigned sex at birth or can differ from it. Gender expression typically reflects a person’s gender identity, but this is not always the case. If this isn’t a piece of something, I do not know. I read and… Continue reading Sep 2021. Gender Identity
The Threat of Woke Part 1
Boris Johnson has been urged to defend Britain from the “profound threat” and fight back against Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter protesters. A group of Tory MPs have urged the Prime Minister to fight back against the “woke warriors” in a new manifesto. The pamphlet, released by the Common Sense Group, called on Mr… Continue reading The Threat of Woke Part 1
Aug 2021. Chilling Free Speech
We’re a growingly intolerant society since Brexit. Dominic Cummings made a lot of markers for Free Speech, but now he’s gone! It’s argued that people need to stand up to their rights being discriminated, they need to fight for their rights. In Scotland, the Hate Speech Laws are a situation where your home is no… Continue reading Aug 2021. Chilling Free Speech
Aug 2021. The Slippery Slope of Hate Speech in Scotland
Alastair Stewart talks about the imaginary rule we have about culture. He talks about Dominic Cummings being refused a meal at a restaurant in Scotland due to who he is, he quietly leaves with his company. He returns the next night and discusses the issue with the management of the restaurant. The next night he… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Slippery Slope of Hate Speech in Scotland
Aug 2021. The Woke is Dangerous
Andrew Doyle – “The one thing that all culture warriors have in common is that they are wasting our time. Whilst they’re waging their war against social liberalism and Free Speech, trying to divide us all up according to group identity, and inadvertently undoing all the achievements we’ve made since the Civil Rights Movement in… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Woke is Dangerous
Aug 2021. Student Cancelled
Labour has accused the Conservatives of enabling extremists to sue universities and students’ unions with upcoming laws the Government says are designed to protect freedom of speech. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill returns to the Commons on Monday, and Labour is urging Conservative MPs to vote with them against the legislation. https://rumble.com/vkrsym-aug-2021.-student-cancelled.html
Woke Trigger Warnings
Back in 2013, campus activists started demanding the policing of speech. They pushed to ban “microaggressions” (words or phrases that may offend certain minorities often unintentionally) and demanded “trigger warnings” before professors assigned certain controversial reading materials. Recently, the Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center (PARC) at Brandeis University released a new list of verboten words and… Continue reading Woke Trigger Warnings
The Trump Lawsuit
Former President of the United States recently wrote a piece published in The Wall Street Journal explaining why he has decided to take ‘Big Tech’ to court. Earlier in the year, Twitter banned Trump from its platform “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” from his account. His reasoning behind the lawsuit is… Continue reading The Trump Lawsuit