Oct 2021. Transphobia

A pedestrian crossing at New Cross Hospital has undergone a colourful transformation to celebrate diversity and show support for Pride Month at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Rainbow colours have been added to the crossing to show the Trust’s commitment to LGBT+ staff and patients. The crossing — near to the entrance to the emergency department… Continue reading Oct 2021. Transphobia

The Threat of Woke Part 3

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

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

Sep 2021. The Day the Comedy Died

The comedian Billy Crystal was mercilessly lambasted for saying “comedy is a minefield”. In the context of promoting his new movie, Crystal gave an interview in the New York Post in which he bemoaned how rampant “wokeness” and “cancel culture” have rendered virtually every joke fraught with peril. It is not hard to find something… Continue reading Sep 2021. The Day the Comedy Died

Sep 2021. Winter of Discontent

Everyone over the age of 50 remembers the year in which rubbish piled up in the streets and graves were left undug. Those famous Conservative election posters that would soon say that Labour Isn’t Working summed it up with devastating simplicity. Eighteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic, another very difficult winter looks increasingly likely with… Continue reading Sep 2021. Winter of Discontent

Sep 2021. Woke Cops Pander to M25 Protesters

Police were caught on film standing around with their hands in their pockets for more than two hours and nicely asking climate anarchists who set up roadblocks on three motorways during rush hour today ‘if they were in discomfort or needed anything’ amid travel chaos on the M25, A3 and Dartford Crossing. The failure by officers to… Continue reading Sep 2021. Woke Cops Pander to M25 Protesters

Sep 2001. The Burning of Books

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On May 10, 1933, the German Student Union burned thousands of books in squares -the Berlin Opera, presided over by Goebbels. 88 years later in Canada, at the initiative of the Providence Catholic School Council, 5,000 books and comics – including Lucky Lucke, Tintin or Asterix – have been burned or destroyed to reconcile with… Continue reading Sep 2001. The Burning of Books

Sep 2021. The Changing of Words

Have you noticed how our language is changing? At a congressional hearing on “Birthing While Black,” nearly every politician used the words “birthing people” instead of “women” or “mothers.” Asked why, Shalanda Young, President Joe Biden’s budget director, said, “Our language needs to be more inclusive.” Activists have also changed “equality” to “equity” and “affirmative… Continue reading Sep 2021. The Changing of Words