Brexit showed that BBC is full of ‘metropolitan bias’, Boris Johnson says 

Brexit showed that BBC is full of ‘metropolitan bias’ and is ‘detached’ from many viewers, Boris Johnson says Boris Johnson said Brexit had shown BBC was ‘pretty detached’ from viewers  Accused the BBC of ‘metropolitan bias’ and hoped it would move ‘more into line’  Comes after Charlie Stayt & Naga Munchetty slammed for mocking Union Jack  … Read more

Top colleges at Oxford are in the grip of ‘unconscious bias’ training

More Oxford colleges and departments are forcing students and staff to have ‘unconscious bias training’ to root out hidden racist behaviour – even though there’s no evidence that it works. The Government insists that the training ‘does not achieve its intended aims’, could make discrimination issues worse, and should be axed by the public sector. … Read more

Margaret Thatcher’s old Oxford college makes all students take an ‘unconscious bias’ test

Every student at Margaret Thatcher’s old Oxford college was ordered to take a course in ‘unconscious bias’ to expose innate ‘racism, homophobia, transphobia and disability discrimination’. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, principal of Somerville College, instructed students to complete the online class by this Friday, and told them they must ‘achieve a mark of 100 per … Read more

National Trust accused of ‘bias’ over team investigating ties of properties to slave trade

National Trust is accused of recruiting ‘biased’ team of colonial academics to probe its properties links to empire and the slave trade Colonial Countryside projects looks into links of 11 trust properties to slave trade The project involves nine historians working with 100 primary school children  However, the National Trust has come under fire for … Read more

‘Unconscious bias’ training for civil servants scrapped after study finds no evidence that it works

Controversial ‘unconscious bias’ training for civil servants – which assumes everyone is racist – is scrapped after study finds no evidence that it works In blow to ‘woke’ agenda, Government plans to scrap ‘unconscious bias’ training The mandatory courses will end after official study found no evidence it works Department for Work and Pensions spent £112,500 … Read more

BBC women’s fury as equality watchdog says there was no unlawful bias against them in equal pay row

Female BBC staff past and present reacted with fury yesterday after the equality watchdog found no unlawful pay discrimination against women at the corporation. Former BBC presenter Carrie Gracie, who was at the heart of a huge equal pay row, branded the verdict by the Equality and Human Rights Commission a ‘whitewash’. The EHRC was … Read more

Tim Davie to remove ‘Oxbridge bias’ from BBC recruitment process

JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more

BAFTA announces rules to increase diversity of nominees and introduces ‘unconscious bias training’

The Bafta TV awards will introduce a raft of measures inlcuding ‘unconscious bias training’ to address a lack of diversity in the television awards.  Other measures include increasing the number of nominees in current performance categories and launching a new award category for daytime television. The changes are part of a slew of new rules … Read more

Cambridge University holds unconscious bias and race training after black students rocket 50%

Cambridge University holds unconscious bias and race awareness training for all staff after number of black students rises by 50% in a year Stormzy funds tuition fees and living costs for two black undergrads every year  Cambridge says there are 300 black British undergrads studying at its colleges Grime artist Stormzy started providing scholarships for … Read more

Whitehall mandarins spent £370,000 on unconscious bias training

Revealed: Whitehall mandarins spent £370,000 on unconscious bias training despite doubts about its effectiveness Seven Government departments spent £370,000 on unconscious bias training The Department for Work and Pensions came top with £112,500 over two years Civil Service Talent Action Plan required workers to be taught unconscious bias   Equality and Human Rights Commission found no … Read more